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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. Who was the first divinity according to the Rig Veda?
(a) Darsan.
(b) Karma.
(c) Prajapati.
(d) Afghanistani.

2. For what does Boorstin say skyscrapers were first used?
(a) Industry.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Defense.
(d) Commerce.

3. What was the Romans' principal building material in Boorstin's opinion?
(a) Stone.
(b) Wood.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Marble.

4. How does Boorstin say Proust created life?
(a) In ritual.
(b) In action.
(c) In time.
(d) In space.

5. What does Boorstin say artists began to see in modern art?
(a) Evanescent moments.
(b) Platonic forms.
(c) Traditions.
(d) Transcendent forms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bondone create according to Boorstin?

2. What did actors gain in film according to Boorstin?

3. What governs the relationship between mankind and Moses' God?

4. What was depicted in the first images?

5. What does Boorstin say man is finally learning to celebrate in Book 3?

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