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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 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?

2. 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?

3. Eco suggests that the multinational system is very stable and that the only danger to it is a situation of what?

4. What is the second type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

5. In "Culture as a Show Business" Eco discusses the fact that culture until recently dictated that things must be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has the impact of hyper reality been on American society, according to Eco?

2. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?

3. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?

4. What philosophies does Eco describe in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare"? What are his conclusions?

5. What is the result of a multinational arrangement, according to Eco in "Striking at the Heart of the State"?

6. What does Eco write of American realism in Section I - Chapter 1?

7. How does Eco define the "neo-medieval wave" in Section III Chapter 2?

8. What categories does God fall into, according to Eco?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe an American theme park of your choosing, including the park's history, creator, and concept. How does the park create a hyper reality and what is the ultimate purpose of that hyper reality?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Jim Jones, the establishment of the People's Temple, and how Millenarian dynamics played a role in Jones' power. What other cult leaders have exhibited the same traits as Jones?

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