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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. On what was Roman architecture based according to Boorstin?
(a) The harmony of the spheres.
(b) The human body.
(c) The ideals of the philosophers.
(d) The symmetries in nature.

2. With what does Boorstin say men had to struggle in order to believe in the power of human creativity?
(a) Greek grammar.
(b) The charm of Greek philosophy.
(c) The awe of Hebraic religion.
(d) The logic of Greek mathematicians.

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

4. What was the Romans' principal building material in Boorstin's opinion?
(a) Concrete.
(b) Marble.
(c) Wood.
(d) Stone.

5. What is a dithyramb?
(a) A monument that commemorates a sacrifice.
(b) A poem that commemorates a battle.
(c) A song sung in honor of the god.
(d) A dance done to honor ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boorstin say people see artists as godlike?

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

3. When does Boorstin say Stonehenge was created?

4. What did Saint Ambrose invent?

5. What governs the relationship between mankind and Moses' God?

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