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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. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
2. In addition to the organized religions, Eco proposes that there is also what for those who have been somewhat on the margins of society?
3. What refers to a series of wax museums found throughout the country that are famous for their attention to detail and for having some truly unique objects found nowhere else?
4. Eco asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?
5. Eco compares cults to what, which he asserts have existed at least since the time of Christ?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eco's principle question regarding authenticity in art?
2. What language does Eco discuss in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare" regarding communication?
3. How does Eco define hyper reality? How are crèche and horror vacui defined?
4. What is the result of a multinational arrangement, according to Eco in "Striking at the Heart of the State"?
5. What philosophies does Eco describe in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare"? What are his conclusions?
6. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?
7. What does Eco propose about superpowers in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
8. What conclusions does Eco present in "Culture as a Show Business"?
9. Why does Eco discuss the J. Paul Getty Museum? Where is it located?
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
Discuss the Roman Empire and its fall. In what ways is the Roman Empire comparable to American society today?
Essay Topic 2
Define modus ponens and discuss the correlation between violence and reason. How does Eco suggest future violent events might be averted?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the original 2001: A Space Odyssey and imitations of the original and discuss the impact of imitation. How does this reflect the concept of postmodernism?
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