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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 12, Sections 68-70 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Boorstin say Monet's achievement was made?
(a) In the relationship between the artist and history.
(b) In the elusive moment.
(c) In the eternal moment of art.
(d) In the relationship between audience and nature.

2. Mozart composed eight symphonies, four divertimentos and some sacred works in a few months at what age?
(a) 11.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 4.

3. What did Thespis invent, according to Boorstin?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Drama.
(d) Tragedy.

4. How does Boorstin characterize Of Education?
(a) A manifesto of humanism.
(b) A satire on learning.
(c) A farce about religious education.
(d) A morality tale about experience and wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Boccaccio's inspiration for the Decameron?

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

3. When were the cave drawings discovered?

4. What happened to Milton before he wrote Paradise Lost?

5. From what two ways of looking at things did Pablo Picasso free western culture in Boorstin's account?

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