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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Boorstin characterize Suger's creation at the St. Denis cathedral?
(a) Ascetic.
(b) Melodramatic.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Obscure.

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

3. What does Boorstin say Paleolithic man discovered in making images?
(a) Power.
(b) Religion.
(c) Himself.
(d) Truth.

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

5. How does Boorstin characterize the nature of Gothic art?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Playful.
(c) Obscene.
(d) Morbid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Boorstin say Stonehenge was created?

2. What does the dome of the Pantheon proclaim according to Boorstin?

3. What does Boorstin say Afghanistani made possible according to Hindus?

4. What are hieroglyphs?

5. What does Boorstin say Christianity helped man discover?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was St. Augustine's contribution to imaginative culture according to Boorstin?

2. What contribution did the Egyptians make to writing and self-expression?

3. How does Boorstin characterize the Confucian teachings?

4. How do Muslims differ from Greeks and Christians in their approach to making images?

5. What does Boorstin say is the importance of megaliths?

6. What explanation does Boorstin offer for the cave paintings of Altamira, Lascaux and Les Trois Freres?

7. How does Boorstin describe the difference between tragedy and comedy?

8. How does Boorstin describe the birth of drama?

9. How does Boorstin characterize Shakespeare's role in the development of imaginative works?

10. What contribution did the Egyptians make in building the pyramids?

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