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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Auden say about books in the second epigraph to Part 5?
(a) That undeserving books are often remembered.
(b) That the future is full of meaningless books.
(c) That none are undeservedly remembered.
(d) That most deserve to be forgotten.

2. Which kind of creation does Boorstin NOT describe in The Creators?
(a) Visual arts.
(b) Literature.
(c) Technology.
(d) Music.

3. What else did Thespis invent?
(a) The cult of Apollo.
(b) The monologue.
(c) The dramatic mask.
(d) The dithyramb.

4. What did the dithyramb and its derivatives do in Greek history?
(a) Define Greek metaphysics.
(b) Glorify Greece.
(c) Provide a foundation for mathematical logic.
(d) Explore the territories around Greece.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the dome of the Pantheon proclaim according to Boorstin?

2. What did Saint Ambrose invent?

3. What does Horace say about the escaped word in the epigraph for Part 5?

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

5. What does Virginia Woolf say, in the second epigraph to Part 7, about writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Boorstin describe the birth of hymns?

2. What was Boccaccio's contribution to Western culture?

3. How does Boorstin characterize the Confucian teachings?

4. What innovation did Dante introduce to Western culture?

5. How does Boorstin describe the birth of drama?

6. How do Muslims differ from Greeks and Christians in their approach to making images?

7. How do Greek depictions compare with Egyptian symbols?

8. What is the purpose of life in Buddhist teachings?

9. How does Boorstin describe the difference between tragedy and comedy?

10. What contribution did the Egyptians make in building the pyramids?

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