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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Television.
(b) Religion.
(c) Nature.
(d) Art and museums.

2. Eco creates a language for talking about communication transmission in which there is a source that sends out a signal via a transmitter through what?
(a) A wavelength.
(b) A transistor.
(c) A channel.
(d) A sine wave.

3. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Explanation.
(d) Education.

4. Who created Superman?
(a) Darwyn Cooke.
(b) Mike Mignola.
(c) Jerry Siegal.
(d) Gail Simone.

5. The two ideologies of progress cited by Eco in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" are suggested by the media to be the foundation for the re-birth of what?
(a) Materialistic-historical.
(b) Positivistic-technological.
(c) Negativistic-factual.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What period followed the Middle Ages?

2. In "Striking at the Heart of the State," Eco insists that the truth of a communication lies in how it is ______ more so than the form, content, or vehicle of the message.

3. When was Superman created?

4. Eco asserts that because of the multinational arrangement, there is no head of a particular government or country that can be toppled in order to change what?

5. The works of art within the Ringling Museum of Art are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eco's principle argument in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

2. Describe the holographic display in Section I - Chapter 1. What does Eco suggest about holography?

3. What is described in "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" What are Eco's conclusions?

4. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?

5. What film is discussed in "The Multiplication of the Media"? What does Eco write about the film?

6. What conclusions does Eco present in "Culture as a Show Business"?

7. What does Eco write of the authenticity of the Ringling Museum of Art? Where is it located?

8. What are examples of hyper reality in America cited by Eco in Section I - Chapter 1?

9. What has the impact of hyper reality been on American society, according to Eco?

10. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?

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