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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Sections 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boorstin say man discovered in Section 24: The Birth of the Spectator?
(a) That the universe does not have anything to do with him.
(b) That crowds have personalities of their own.
(c) That he need not be a participant all the time.
(d) That there is safety in crowds.

2. What does Boorstin say upturned stones signify?
(a) Man's attempt to measure and regulate his environment.
(b) Man's determination to find food sources.
(c) Man's determination to find origins.
(d) Man's desire to live forever.

3. Why does Confucius say that it is impossible for men to serve the spirits?
(a) Because the ways of serving the spirits have all been forgotten.
(b) Because they don't know how to serve each other.
(c) Because the spirits do not exist.
(d) Because they cannot trust the sanctity of any texts.

4. Why are Muslims prohibited from making lasting images of human figures according to Boorstin?
(a) Because of a general proscription of idolatry.
(b) Because only God can make eternal images.
(c) Because creativity is a divine right, not to be usurped.
(d) Because it takes attention away from living figures.

5. Which kind of creation does Boorstin NOT describe in The Creators?
(a) Technology.
(b) Visual arts.
(c) Literature.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose arguments allowed images of human figures to be created and displayed in Christianity?

2. What does Boorstin say Moses introduced into Western culture?

3. What does Boorstin see in men making images of men?

4. What was unique about the first literary work in Boorstin's account?

5. To what use did Romans put sculpture according to Boorstin?

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