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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. Ego proposes that our fascination with the Middle Ages is related to a desire to do what?
2. One of the effects of zoos and aquariums, according to Eco, is that animals have been erroneously what?
3. What were a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group based in Italy and active, via a number of political assassinations, during the "Years of Lead"?
4. What does Eco suggest serve as a museum of memories for Superman?
5. Eco discusses the current cultural fascination with the Middle Ages that he refers to as what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Eco refute the argument of the media in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
2. What does Eco write of American realism in Section I - Chapter 1?
3. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?
4. What practices arose during medieval times which Eco asserts are with us today?
5. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?
6. How does Eco compare universities to monasteries in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
7. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
8. How is American culture today unlike the Middle Ages, according to Eco?
9. What "ideologies of progress" does Eco describe in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
10. What is described in "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" What are Eco's conclusions?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how holography has influenced American culture and our perceptions of reality. How is holography an extension of photorealism? How have these formats evolved since the book was written?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the origins and evolution of sport in American society and culture. What impact did the introduction of sports press have on sport, according to Eco?
Essay Topic 3
Where is the Hearst Castle? How does it reflect hyper realism?
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