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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) To refer all questions to sacred texts.
(c) Not to answer.
(d) To meditate but not to settle for any answer.

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

3. Who was the first divinity according to the Rig Veda?
(a) Darsan.
(b) Karma.
(c) Afghanistani.
(d) Prajapati.

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

5. What does Boorstin say Moses introduced into Western culture?
(a) The idea of a single omnipotent creator.
(b) The notion of eternal reoccurrence.
(c) The idea of original sin.
(d) The idea of human sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin say Afghanistani made possible according to Hindus?

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

3. How does Boorstin say Muslims see creativity?

4. What was the Romans' principal building material in Boorstin's opinion?

5. What governs the relationship between mankind and Moses' God?

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