The Power of Symbols

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What is SYMBOLISM?

  • The art of representing ideas, objects, processes through signs or symbols (correct)
  • The art of representing ideas only through visual symbols
  • The art of representing ideas through spoken words
  • The art of representing objects through gestures

What are the 3 kinds of symbols mentioned in the text?

  • Ideograms, Pictograms, Arbitrary designs (correct)
  • Words, Phrases, Sentences
  • Metaphors, Tropes, Allegories
  • Concrete symbols, Abstract symbols, Visual symbols

What does a symbol typify or recall?

  • Something based on its size
  • Something naturally by possession of analogous qualities (correct)
  • Something based on its color
  • Something unrelated to its qualities

Why does the text suggest that a symbol satisfies both image and ideas effectively?

<p>Because it is a happy synthesis of the concrete and the abstract (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is a symbol easy to visualize and associate with truths of the inner life?

<p>Because it does not interfere with understanding of the truth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distinguishing feature of every civilization, according to the text?

<p>Metaphors and Tropes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the art of representing ideas, objects, processes, etc. through signs or symbols called?

<p>Symbolism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the 3 kinds of symbols mentioned in the text?

<p>Ideograms, Pictograms, and arbitrary designs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is a symbol considered a very happy synthesis of the concrete and the abstract, according to the text?

<p>It satisfies both the needs of an image and ideas effectively (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a symbol typify or recall, according to the text?

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