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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 are hieroglyphs?
(a) No one knows.
(b) A pictorial language.
(c) An early alphabet.
(d) Symbols of a dead language.

2. What did Saint Ambrose invent?
(a) Christian hymns.
(b) Stained glass windows.
(c) Colored printing.
(d) Christian architecture.

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

4. How does Boorstin characterize Philo of Alexandria's view of philosophy?
(a) He sees it as the true religion.
(b) He sees it as the handmaiden of theology.
(c) He sees it as the language of human logic.
(d) He sees it as a temptation to evil.

5. When does Boorstin say Stonehenge was created?
(a) 10,000 B.C.
(b) 2,000 B.C.
(c) 500 A.D.
(d) 5,000 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what was God cutting rods, in the quote from Martin Luther that opens Part 2?

2. What does each Tale in the Canterbury Tales have according to Boorstin?

3. What did Confucius say comprised wisdom?

4. How does Boorstin characterize Suger's creation at the St. Denis cathedral?

5. Why does Boorstin say people see artists as godlike?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Boorstin characterize the Gothic style of art?

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

5. How does Boorstin characterize Shakespeare's role in the development of imaginative works?

6. What explanation does Boorstin offer for the cave paintings of Altamira, Lascaux and Les Trois Freres?

7. What improvement did the Greeks make in architecture?

8. How does Boorstin describe the birth of hymns?

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

10. What does Boorstin say is the Koran's position on imaginative culture?

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