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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 11, Sections 57-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Saint Ambrose invent?
(a) Stained glass windows.
(b) Christian architecture.
(c) Colored printing.
(d) Christian hymns.

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

3. In what way does Boorstin say Milton was a strong individual?
(a) He exiled his children for their unconventional religious views.
(b) He did not subscribe to conventional religious views.
(c) He invented his own mythical characters and religion.
(d) He never belonged to a sect.

4. What does Boorstin say the Renaissance offered to Shakespeare?
(a) New problems in human experience.
(b) Historically new material for his plays.
(c) A community of spectators.
(d) New technology to react against and to use in his plays.

5. What was the subject of Monet's art?
(a) Human figures.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Nature.
(d) His own perceptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose arguments allowed images of human figures to be created and displayed in Christianity?

2. What does each Tale in the Canterbury Tales have according to Boorstin?

3. Why are Muslims prohibited from making lasting images of human figures according to Boorstin?

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

5. What did Bondone create according to Boorstin?

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