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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. Of what is The Odyssey a parable according to Boorstin?
(a) The mystery of language.
(b) The mystery of warfare.
(c) The mystery of creation.
(d) The mystery of death.

2. What was the Romans' principal building material in Boorstin's opinion?
(a) Wood.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Marble.
(d) Stone.

3. Which kind of creation does Boorstin NOT describe in The Creators?
(a) Visual arts.
(b) Literature.
(c) Technology.
(d) Music.

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

5. Of what does Stonehenge consist?
(a) A stone temple and courtyard.
(b) Numerous figures carved in chalk on hillsides.
(c) Two circles of stones.
(d) An elongated cross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes harder to understand in a culture that believes in one god in Boorstin's account?

2. How does Boorstin characterize Hindu religion?

3. What does the third-eye represent in Hindu art?

4. What does Boorstin say is Buddhism's response to the questions of living?

5. What does Boorstin say upturned stones signify?

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