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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. What fake aspect was built to house the Ringling Museum of Art?

2. Eco asserts that America is a country that is fixated on realism, even to the point of obtaining "real" what?

3. In "City of Robots," Eco asserts that in America there are cities that are created purely for what?

4. Eco asserts in discussing Jim Jones that cults are inevitably formed in a time of what?

5. What does Eco assert is the natural and final extension of photorealism?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Eco compare universities to monasteries in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

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

5. What is a "real hero" according to Eco in "Why are They Laughing in Those Cages?"

6. What language does Eco discuss in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare" regarding communication?

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

8. How is American culture today unlike the Middle Ages, according to Eco?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is "semiotics" defined? How does this term apply to the theories and work of Umberto Eco?

Essay Topic 2

Describe a museum of your choosing and how it reflects or does not reflect authenticity. According to Eco's definition and theories, is this museum authentic and how is that determined?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss American zoos, aquariums and religious monuments. How do these fall into the category of hyper reality in Eco's vision?

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