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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 part of Philo of Alexandria's philosophy does Boorstin say determined what man could know and what he could not?
(a) Nomos.
(b) Techne.
(c) Logos.
(d) Pneuma.

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

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

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

5. Of what does Stonehenge consist?
(a) Numerous figures carved in chalk on hillsides.
(b) An elongated cross.
(c) A stone temple and courtyard.
(d) Two circles of stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Boorstin characterize Hindu religion?

2. How does Boorstin say Muslims see creativity?

3. How did the Greeks see architecture according to Boorstin?

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

5. What does the dome of the Pantheon proclaim according to Boorstin?

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