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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. When was Superman created?

2. Eco suggests of religion that these monuments that are being created are a form of timelessness that satisfies human desire for what?

3. 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?

4. Who created Superman?

5. The Middle Ages was a period of European history from the 5th century to what century?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Eco propose about superpowers in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Define modus ponens and discuss the correlation between violence and reason. How does Eco suggest future violent events might be averted?

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