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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, Sections 31-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Boorstin characterize the nature of Gothic art?
(a) Terrifying.
(b) Obscene.
(c) Playful.
(d) Morbid.

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

4. How did the ideal human figure shift from Egypt to Greece?
(a) It became more natural.
(b) It became monstrous.
(c) It became more formal.
(d) It became more ideal.

5. What does Boorstin see in men making images of men?
(a) Consciousness.
(b) The beginning of language.
(c) The beginning of religion.
(d) Self-discovery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thespis invent, according to Boorstin?

2. With what does Boorstin say men had to struggle in order to believe in the power of human creativity?

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

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

5. What was unique about the first literary work in Boorstin's account?

(see the answer key)

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