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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Sections 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boorstin say man seeks in making art?
(a) Immortality.
(b) Fame.
(c) Rebellion against God.
(d) Gain.

2. When does Boorstin say Stonehenge was created?
(a) 500 A.D.
(b) 10,000 B.C.
(c) 5,000 B.C.
(d) 2,000 B.C.

3. What does the third-eye represent in Hindu art?
(a) The vision men share with the gods.
(b) Ancestors watching over people.
(c) Man's self-awareness.
(d) The ability of special men to see beyond physical sight.

4. What governs the relationship between mankind and Moses' God?
(a) A covenant.
(b) The Old Testament.
(c) The fates.
(d) Sacrifices.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. For what was God cutting rods, in the quote from Martin Luther that opens Part 2?

5. What does Boorstin say Christianity got people to see?

(see the answer key)

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