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

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

3. What was unique about the first literary work in Boorstin's account?
(a) It was in prose.
(b) It was in dactylic hexameter.
(c) It was about the ancient past.
(d) It described the origins of the world.

4. How did the ideal human figure shift from Egypt to Greece?
(a) It became more ideal.
(b) It became more formal.
(c) It became more natural.
(d) It became monstrous.

5. What did Saint Ambrose invent?
(a) Stained glass windows.
(b) Christian architecture.
(c) Colored printing.
(d) Christian hymns.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what was Roman architecture based according to Boorstin?

2. What was the special element of Gothic architecture in Boorstin's opinion?

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

4. How long was it before Gothic art changed the style of European art and architecture in Boorstin's account?

5. Which kind of creation does Boorstin NOT describe in The Creators?

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