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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 book of Hans Sedlmayr's is cited by Eco in the book?

2. In "Two Families of Objects," Eco cites Karl Marx implying that markets are the very places in which the goods that are being sold do what?

3. Eco relates his experience of having the song "Lady Barbara" burst into his head to what?

4. When did St. Thomas Aquinas die?

5. In "A Photograph" Eco references an incident in which a radio station captured the live experience of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How and from whom did St. Thomas unlock the secrets of reason, according to Eco?

3. Whose lecture does Eco discuss in "Language, Power, Force"? Why?

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

5. What is Eco's principle statement in "Lady Barbara" and "Lumbar Support"?

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

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

8. How does Eco define "motif"? What word does he choose to use instead?

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

10. What does Eco assert about sports in the beginning of "Sports Chatter"?

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

Describe the structure, history and rites of Afro-Brazilian culture. What is the leadership like within these communities?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss guerrilla warfare. What is the definition of guerrilla warfare and where did this concept arise?

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