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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. How does Boorstin characterize Philo of Alexandria's view of philosophy?
(a) He sees it as a temptation to evil.
(b) He sees it as the handmaiden of theology.
(c) He sees it as the true religion.
(d) He sees it as the language of human logic.

2. What does Boorstin say man seeks in making art?
(a) Fame.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Gain.
(d) Rebellion against God.

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

4. What part of Philo of Alexandria's philosophy does Boorstin say determined what man could know and what he could not?
(a) Logos.
(b) Nomos.
(c) Techne.
(d) Pneuma.

5. Who was the first divinity according to the Rig Veda?
(a) Karma.
(b) Darsan.
(c) Afghanistani.
(d) Prajapati.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition did the Christian church follow in its churches?

2. How did the Greeks see architecture according to Boorstin?

3. What does Paul Valery say the artist's business is in the epigraph to Book 1?

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

5. Why does Boorstin say people see artists as godlike?

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