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

2. Why does Boorstin say people see artists as godlike?
(a) Because artists are so often unruly.
(b) Because they live forever in their work.
(c) Because they repeat the divine act of bringing things into existence.
(d) Because they are mystified by the power to create.

3. What does Boorstin say Paleolithic man discovered in making images?
(a) Truth.
(b) Himself.
(c) Power.
(d) Religion.

4. To what use did Romans put sculpture according to Boorstin?
(a) Marking territories.
(b) Teaching anatomy.
(c) Holding up buildings.
(d) Memorializing the dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Boorstin say Muslims see creativity?

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

3. What does Boorstin say upturned stones signify?

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

5. How did the ideal human figure shift from Egypt to Greece?

(see the answer key)

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