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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. In what does Boorstin say Rabelais' book was an act of faith?
(a) Literary history.
(b) Culture.
(c) God.
(d) Language.

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

3. What should be the outcome of art according to the Byron epigraph?
(a) Perfection of human nature.
(b) Heroic beauty.
(c) Replacement of God.
(d) Emulation of God.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin say Moses introduced into Western culture?

2. How long was it before Gothic art changed the style of European art and architecture in Boorstin's account?

3. How does Boorstin characterize the nature of Gothic art?

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

5. Why is Dante described as the founder of modern literature in Boorstin's opinion?

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