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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 is Buddhism's response to the questions of living?
(a) To trust whatever the heart says.
(b) Not to answer.
(c) To meditate but not to settle for any answer.
(d) To refer all questions to sacred texts.

2. How does Boorstin characterize Philo of Alexandria's view of philosophy?
(a) He sees it as the language of human logic.
(b) He sees it as the handmaiden of theology.
(c) He sees it as the true religion.
(d) He sees it as a temptation to evil.

3. How did the Greeks see architecture according to Boorstin?
(a) As the heart of the people.
(b) As houses for the soul.
(c) As the center of the economy.
(d) As temples for the gods.

4. Who are the devas?
(a) Syrian warriors.
(b) Hindu gods.
(c) Mesopotamian scribes.
(d) Buddhist monks.

5. What does Boorstin say Christianity helped man discover?
(a) Man's power to control nature.
(b) The New World.
(c) Man's power to create.
(d) Democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?

2. What tradition did the Christian church follow in its churches?

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

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

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

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