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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Sections 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are hieroglyphs?
(a) An early alphabet.
(b) Symbols of a dead language.
(c) No one knows.
(d) A pictorial language.

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

3. 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 a temptation to evil.
(c) He sees it as the true religion.
(d) He sees it as the handmaiden of theology.

4. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?
(a) Jain Sacred text.
(b) The Rig Veda.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Old Testament.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the devas?

2. What does Boorstin say Paleolithic man discovered in making images?

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

4. What does the third-eye represent in Hindu art?

5. What does Boorstin see in men making images of men?

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