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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 does Boorstin say Leonardo da Vinci protected?
(a) Artistic independence.
(b) The idea of the future.
(c) Traditional Christian figures.
(d) The value of history.

2. What does the third-eye represent in Hindu art?
(a) Ancestors watching over people.
(b) The ability of special men to see beyond physical sight.
(c) Man's self-awareness.
(d) The vision men share with the gods.

3. What was the special element of Gothic architecture in Boorstin's opinion?
(a) Irregularity.
(b) Symmetry.
(c) Color.
(d) Light.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Confucius say comprised wisdom?

2. Into what is man split according to Emerson in the epigraph to Part 11?

3. What does Boorstin say Mozart said about dying?

4. Into what did Boethius want to inject Greek wisdom?

5. What does Boorstin say is the difference between tragedy and comedy?

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