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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, Sections 27-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what did Boethius want to inject Greek wisdom?
(a) Politics.
(b) Technology.
(c) Warfare.
(d) Architecture.

2. How does Boorstin characterize Philo of Alexandria's view of philosophy?
(a) He sees it as the true religion.
(b) He sees it as the handmaiden of theology.
(c) He sees it as the language of human logic.
(d) He sees it as a temptation to evil.

3. With what does Boorstin say men had to struggle in order to believe in the power of human creativity?
(a) The awe of Hebraic religion.
(b) The logic of Greek mathematicians.
(c) Greek grammar.
(d) The charm of Greek philosophy.

4. What does Boorstin say is Buddhism's response to the questions of living?
(a) To meditate but not to settle for any answer.
(b) To refer all questions to sacred texts.
(c) To trust whatever the heart says.
(d) Not to answer.

5. What does Boorstin say man seeks in making art?
(a) Gain.
(b) Rebellion against God.
(c) Fame.
(d) Immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Byron say a sculptor should do in the epigraph to Part 4?

2. How does Boorstin say Muslims see creativity?

3. What did Greeks discover through drama according to Boorstin?

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

5. What is a dithyramb?

(see the answer key)

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