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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. What did the dithyramb and its derivatives do in Greek history?
(a) Explore the territories around Greece.
(b) Provide a foundation for mathematical logic.
(c) Glorify Greece.
(d) Define Greek metaphysics.

2. What did Greeks discover through drama according to Boorstin?
(a) The laws of the state.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Heroes of myth.
(d) The laws of fate.

3. What does Auden say about books in the second epigraph to Part 5?
(a) That undeserving books are often remembered.
(b) That none are undeservedly remembered.
(c) That the future is full of meaningless books.
(d) That most deserve to be forgotten.

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

5. When did men begin to make images of themselves?
(a) Early Paleolithic period.
(b) Mesolithic period.
(c) Upper Paleolithic period.
(d) Middle Paleolithic period.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the devas?

2. What experience does Boorstin say Dante described in the Divine Comedy?

3. What does Boorstin say Christianity helped man discover?

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

5. How does Boorstin characterize Hindu religion?

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