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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first divinity according to the Rig Veda?

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

3. What are hieroglyphs?

4. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?

5. What does Boorstin say is the difference between tragedy and comedy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boorstin characterize Cervantes' contribution to imaginative literature?

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

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

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

5. What was Boccaccio's contribution to Western culture?

6. What did Moses add to the culture of imagination?

7. What innovation did Dante introduce to Western culture?

8. How does Boorstin characterize the Gothic style of art?

9. How does Boorstin describe the birth of drama?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Defend or refute the proposition that in its evolution, modern art has given the individual the ability to become immortal through his self-expression. Use examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In autobiography, artists change themselves in the process of revealing themselves--putting their experiences down on paper seems to give them a new perspective, or free them. Using examples from the text, describe the difference between art that is a final product and art that is psychologically useful to the personal development of the author. Do they make different legacies? Can a psychological process be handed down?

Essay Topic 3

Make an annotated timeline and map to show Boorstin's progress through the history of imagination in World culture. Describe how you arrived at the graphic representation at which you arrived. Account, too, for Boorstin's departures from straight chronology.

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