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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 is the ninth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
2. When was Che Guevara born?
3. Eco creates a language for talking about communication transmission in which there is a source that sends out a signal via a transmitter through what?
4. In "Living in the New Middle Ages," Eco asserts that one of the hallmarks of the Middle Ages was the decline of a period of peace that was brought about by what?
5. One of the effects of zoos and aquariums, according to Eco, is that animals have been erroneously what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Eco's principle question regarding authenticity in art?
2. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
3. What has the impact of hyper reality been on American society, according to Eco?
4. What is Eco's principle argument in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
5. What "ideologies of progress" does Eco describe in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
6. Who is the focus of the essay "The Suicides at the Temple"? What is Eco's conclusion of cults?
7. What does Eco write of American realism in Section I - Chapter 1?
8. How does Eco relate to the robots of Disney? How does this affect patrons of theme parks?
9. What conclusions does Eco present in "Culture as a Show Business"?
10. Why does Eco discuss the J. Paul Getty Museum? Where is it located?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the two contrasting "ideologies of progress" and give examples of each in contemporary American society. What group or groups ascribe to the "materialistic-historical" ideology?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Compare contemporary American culture with that of the Middle Ages. In what ways does Eco suggest we are similar? How are we different?
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