HUMANITIES 101 TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
How do realistic plays differ from romantic plays? - ANS Realistic plays are less likely to have a
happy ending.
Melodramas were commonplace in which dramatic movement? - ANS Romantic
How are primitive theater and Greek theater similar? - ANS Their emphasis on ritual
How were morality plays different from previous forms of theater endorsed by the church? -
ANS Rather than just retelling Bible stories, they were allegorical.
Which of the following is NOT an innovation introduced to theater during the Renaissance? -
ANS Outdoor theaters
Which buzzword is associated with new criticism? - ANS Close reading
Which branch of literary criticism are you primarily practicing when analyzing a text through the
lens of class relations? - ANS Marxism
What is one of the primary interests of postmodern literary theory? - ANS The Other
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, The genre of literary criticism evolved alongside which movement? - ANS Modernism
According to most modern schools of literary theory, how important is a text's author in
determining its intent? - ANS The author's intent doesn't matter.
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a working
knowledge of? - ANS Literary devices
The three basic parts of literary analysis are - ANS Comprehension, Interpretation, and
Analysis
How does setting comprehension differ from setting analysis? - ANS Setting comprehension
involves identifying the setting, while setting analysis is gathering information about the setting
that is not explicitly stated.
What does the last phase of literary analysis involve? - ANS Themes and morals/messages
At the beginning of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, we are given the information
that the characters live in Verona. What basic part of comprehension does this information
fulfill? - ANS Setting
Why was Athens such an influential poleis? - ANS Because of its focus on government
Why did ancient Greece fall? - ANS Lack of unification
In ancient Greece, what type of government did Athens form? - ANS Democracy
Which of the following was one of the most important developments during the Archaic Period
of ancient Greece? - ANS The formation of an alphabet
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
How do realistic plays differ from romantic plays? - ANS Realistic plays are less likely to have a
happy ending.
Melodramas were commonplace in which dramatic movement? - ANS Romantic
How are primitive theater and Greek theater similar? - ANS Their emphasis on ritual
How were morality plays different from previous forms of theater endorsed by the church? -
ANS Rather than just retelling Bible stories, they were allegorical.
Which of the following is NOT an innovation introduced to theater during the Renaissance? -
ANS Outdoor theaters
Which buzzword is associated with new criticism? - ANS Close reading
Which branch of literary criticism are you primarily practicing when analyzing a text through the
lens of class relations? - ANS Marxism
What is one of the primary interests of postmodern literary theory? - ANS The Other
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, The genre of literary criticism evolved alongside which movement? - ANS Modernism
According to most modern schools of literary theory, how important is a text's author in
determining its intent? - ANS The author's intent doesn't matter.
In examining author style and language, what is it that you need to already have a working
knowledge of? - ANS Literary devices
The three basic parts of literary analysis are - ANS Comprehension, Interpretation, and
Analysis
How does setting comprehension differ from setting analysis? - ANS Setting comprehension
involves identifying the setting, while setting analysis is gathering information about the setting
that is not explicitly stated.
What does the last phase of literary analysis involve? - ANS Themes and morals/messages
At the beginning of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, we are given the information
that the characters live in Verona. What basic part of comprehension does this information
fulfill? - ANS Setting
Why was Athens such an influential poleis? - ANS Because of its focus on government
Why did ancient Greece fall? - ANS Lack of unification
In ancient Greece, what type of government did Athens form? - ANS Democracy
Which of the following was one of the most important developments during the Archaic Period
of ancient Greece? - ANS The formation of an alphabet
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