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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. For what does Boorstin say the Pyramids were built in Egypt?
(a) Challenging the gods.
(b) Housing the dead pharaohs.
(c) Proclaiming the Egyptians' power as a people.
(d) Measuring the progress of the heavens.

2. Of what is The Odyssey a parable according to Boorstin?
(a) The mystery of death.
(b) The mystery of language.
(c) The mystery of creation.
(d) The mystery of warfare.

3. How does Boorstin characterize Hindu religion?
(a) Monotheism.
(b) Kathenotheism.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Pantheism.

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

5. What tradition did the Christian church follow in its churches?
(a) Roman temples.
(b) Greek temples.
(c) Jewish synagogues.
(d) Northern forests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Confucius say that it is impossible for men to serve the spirits?

2. What is Boorstin's subject in The Creators?

3. What becomes harder to understand in a culture that believes in one god in Boorstin's account?

4. What did St. Augustine give men in City of God?

5. What does Paul Valery say the artist's business is in the epigraph to Book 1?

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