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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. Sedlmayr explores the theme of the lost center through the changes in what over the years?

2. What was the Roman Colosseum used principally to host?

3. What refers to a medium that focuses on a single sense in order to foster a "high power of definition"?

4. What type of medium focuses on low definition so that the received must fill in gaps on their own?

5. When was Hans Sedlmayr born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What argument does Eco put forth in "The Comic and the Rule"?

3. What criticisms does Eco demonstrate over the theories of Hans Sedlmayr?

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

5. How does Hans Sedlmayr examine the theme of man's lost center?

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

7. Why does Eco maintain sports exist today primarily? How are sports like wax museums?

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

9. What books and authors does Eco cite in "Cogito Interruptus"? What conclusion does he come to of their theories?

10. What location does Eco describe in "Two Families of Objects"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Discuss the actions of the Red Brigades and discusses how communication plays a role in revolution. How does the multinational arrangement change things?

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