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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin say Afghanistani made possible according to Hindus?

2. What is Boorstin's subject in The Creators?

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

4. What does Boorstin say man seeks in making art?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Moses add to the culture of imagination?

5. What does Boorstin say is the importance of megaliths?

6. What innovation do the Homeric epics represent in the culture of the imagination?

7. What innovation did Dante introduce to Western culture?

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

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

10. What improvement did the Greeks make in architecture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Boorstin excluded technological inventions and imaginative work? What is it about combustion engines, or industrial processes, or scientific discoveries, that excludes them from this work?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of The Creators--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of The Creators. What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

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