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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Sections 27-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What governs the relationship between mankind and Moses' God?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) The fates.
(c) Sacrifices.
(d) A covenant.

2. Who was Boethius?
(a) A counselor to King Theodoric.
(b) A Syrian poet.
(c) A philosopher of Rome.
(d) A Gothic architect.

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

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

5. What did St. Augustine give men in City of God?
(a) An end to their sufferings.
(b) An explanation of where evil came from.
(c) A direction toward God.
(d) Cycles to develop through.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Muslims prohibited from making lasting images of human figures according to Boorstin?

2. What does Boorstin say Paleolithic man discovered in making images?

3. For what does Boorstin say the Pyramids were built in Egypt?

4. When were the cave drawings discovered?

5. What are hieroglyphs?

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