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

2. What does Boorstin say Afghanistani made possible according to Hindus?
(a) Sight.
(b) Reincarnation.
(c) Strife.
(d) Transformation.

3. When were the cave drawings discovered?
(a) 1700s.
(b) 1900s.
(c) 1800s.
(d) 1600s.

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

5. How does Boorstin say Muslims see creativity?
(a) As innate to human beings.
(b) As usurping Allah's prerogative.
(c) As dangerous.
(d) As an echo of God's creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin say upturned stones signify?

2. On what was Roman architecture based according to Boorstin?

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

4. Why are Muslims prohibited from making lasting images of human figures according to Boorstin?

5. What part of Philo of Alexandria's philosophy does Boorstin say determined what man could know and what he could not?

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