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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Eco suggests that what implies having the conversation that compares the coding at the receiver with the coding at the source?

3. Eco discusses the current cultural fascination with the Middle Ages that he refers to as what?

4. What is a museum of memories referred to in German?

5. What is the seventh type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Eco define hyper reality? How are crèche and horror vacui defined?

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

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

4. In what way does Eco use Superman as an analogy in Section I - Chapter 1? What is a "Fortress of Solitude"?

5. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

6. What categories does God fall into, according to Eco?

7. How is nature a victim of hyper reality to Eco? How is religion?

8. What is Eco's principle question regarding authenticity in art?

9. Who is the focus of the essay "The Suicides at the Temple"? What is Eco's conclusion of cults?

10. What does Eco write of American realism in Section I - Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the actions of the Red Brigades and discusses how communication plays a role in revolution. How does the multinational arrangement change things?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jim Jones, the establishment of the People's Temple, and how Millenarian dynamics played a role in Jones' power. What other cult leaders have exhibited the same traits as Jones?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Roman Empire and its fall. In what ways is the Roman Empire comparable to American society today?

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