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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. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?
2. How does Boorstin characterize the nature of Gothic art?
3. Who was Boethius?
4. What does Boorstin say Paleolithic man discovered in making images?
5. How does Boorstin characterize Philo of Alexandria's view of philosophy?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Boorstin characterize the Gothic style of art?
2. What was St. Augustine's contribution to imaginative culture according to Boorstin?
3. How does Boorstin characterize Shakespeare's role in the development of imaginative works?
4. What innovation did Dante introduce to Western culture?
5. What contribution does Boorstin say Boethius made to imaginative culture?
6. How does Boorstin describe the difference between tragedy and comedy?
7. What explanation does Boorstin offer for the cave paintings of Altamira, Lascaux and Les Trois Freres?
8. What is a dithyramb and what is its place in imaginative culture?
9. What contribution did the Egyptians make in building the pyramids?
10. What contribution did the Egyptians make to writing and self-expression?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Assess the proposition that Boorstin's inclusion of non-Western art and culture amounts to tokenism that reflects a Western bias.
Essay Topic 2
Why do women play so small a part in The Creators? Analyze the text to describe Boorstin's ideas about women and women's contribution to Western culture and the development of the imagination. Are they principally muses instead of creators? Are they principally biological creators instead of artistic creators? How does Boorstin describe women's roles in culture?
Essay Topic 3
Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.
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