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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Sections 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what was Roman architecture based according to Boorstin?
(a) The human body.
(b) The symmetries in nature.
(c) The ideals of the philosophers.
(d) The harmony of the spheres.

2. What does Boorstin say Christianity helped man discover?
(a) The New World.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Man's power to create.
(d) Man's power to control nature.

3. How did the Greeks see architecture according to Boorstin?
(a) As houses for the soul.
(b) As the heart of the people.
(c) As the center of the economy.
(d) As temples for the gods.

4. How does Boorstin characterize Hindu religion?
(a) Monotheism.
(b) Kathenotheism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Pantheism.

5. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Jain Sacred text.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The Rig Veda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is The Odyssey a parable according to Boorstin?

2. What is Boorstin's subject in The Creators?

3. What did St. Augustine give men in City of God?

4. What does Boorstin say Moses introduced into Western culture?

5. Why does Confucius say that it is impossible for men to serve the spirits?

(see the answer key)

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