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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. Eco suggests that the worst thing to have ever happened to St. Thomas Aquinas was what?

2. When was St. Thomas Aquinas born?

3. Eco writes, "Only when the song has become entirely unpleasant will the audience" do what?

4. When did construction start on the Roman Colosseum?

5. When was the film Casablanca released?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are spectator sports like war, according to Eco? How are they superior?

2. What was the worst thing to ever happen to St. Thomas Aquinas, according to Eco in "In Praise of St. Thomas"?

3. How does Eco relate sports to culture and entertainment in "Sports Chatter"?

4. What incident does Eco describe in "A Photograph"? What questions does this bring up?

5. How does Eco refute the theory of communication by Marshall McLuhan?

6. What conclusions does Eco come to regarding the definition of power in "Language, Power, Force"?

7. What qualities must a movie present in order to attain cult status, according to Eco in "Casablanca: Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage"?

8. What two types of objects does Eco describe in "Two Families of Objects"?

9. How many inter-textual archetypes were used in Casablanca, according to Eco? What does this do?

10. How does Eco propose that one must free oneself from the confines of language?

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

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

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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