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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. For what is Faust a metaphor according to Boorstin?
(a) The dissatisfied modern self.
(b) The conscience.
(c) The unconscious.
(d) The questing soul.

2. What does Boorstin say Moses introduced into Western culture?
(a) The notion of eternal reoccurrence.
(b) The idea of human sacrifice.
(c) The idea of a single omnipotent creator.
(d) The idea of original sin.

3. What does Boorstin say Michelangelo inspired people to idealize?
(a) Aristocrats.
(b) Man.
(c) Genius.
(d) God.

4. In what period was the symphony created?
(a) Gothic.
(b) Renaissance.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Baroque.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin say Mozart said about dying?

2. How did the ideal human figure shift from Egypt to Greece?

3. Out of what did Milton create poetry in Boorstin's account?

4. What was Virginia Woolf's medium for self-exploration?

5. How does Boorstin say Proust created life?

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