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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. How did the Greeks see architecture according to Boorstin?

2. What did St. Augustine give men in City of God?

3. What is the source of the epigraph that opens The Creators?

4. In what does Boorstin say Rabelais' book was an act of faith?

5. What does Auden say about books in the second epigraph to Part 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What innovation did Dante introduce to Western culture?

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

3. What improvement did the Greeks make in architecture?

4. How does Boorstin describe the birth of drama?

5. How does Boorstin characterize Cervantes' contribution to imaginative literature?

6. What was St. Augustine's contribution to imaginative culture according to Boorstin?

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

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

9. How do Greek depictions compare with Egyptian symbols?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Make an annotated timeline and map to show Boorstin's progress through the history of imagination in World culture. Describe how you arrived at the graphic representation at which you arrived. Account, too, for Boorstin's departures from straight chronology.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the hero of The Creators? Is there one person or figure who emerges? How does Boorstin distribute the focus among so many artists without dissipating the effect of his work? What characteristic work or decision defines the hero in The Creators?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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