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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. What does Boorstin say Christianity got people to see?
(a) The nature of divinity.
(b) The future.
(c) Time as cyclical.
(d) Heaven.

2. What was the first literary work according to Boorstin?
(a) Thales of Miletus' history.
(b) Petronius' Satyricon.
(c) Thucydides' history.
(d) Herodotus' history.

3. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Rig Veda.
(c) Jain Sacred text.
(d) The Old Testament.

4. How does Boorstin characterize Suger's creation at the St. Denis cathedral?
(a) Obscure.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Melodramatic.
(d) Ascetic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thespis invent, according to Boorstin?

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

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

4. Who was the first divinity according to the Rig Veda?

5. Why does Boorstin say people see artists as godlike?

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