C100 WGU Objective Assessment
Questions and Answers, Graded A
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the crowning
achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Correct Answer- Encyclopedie
A first-person account that documents the inhumanity and human rights abuses enacted by
slavery, which helped to gather support for the abolitionist movement. Correct Answer- The
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
A Gothic novel in which a scientist, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge, brings a corpse to life.
Correct Answer- Frankenstein
A Gothic poem that represents the speaker's persistent grief over the death of his beloved.
Correct Answer- The Raven
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. Correct Answer-
Monomyth
A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the
Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate. Correct Answer-
Lysistrata
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer religious and social criticism.
Correct Answer- Tartuffe
A poem in free verse that explores the speaker's connection to humanity and to nature. Correct
Answer- Leaves of Grass
A recurrent example or model of human behavior Correct Answer- Archetypes
, A sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused on ideal
human forms. Correct Answer- Michelangelo's David
A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose pride
ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of
blindness and exile. Correct Answer- Oedipus Rex
A work of Reformation art, this watercolor signifies an interest in the natural world, depicting
the subject in fine detail with almost photographic accuracy. Correct Answer- Young Hare
American composers of hymns and church music were inspired by which of the following during
the Romantic period? Correct Answer- They looked abroad for inspiration, drawing from the
works of great Classical composers of Europe.
An epic novel set on the high seas that recounts one man's futile quest to dominate nature.
Correct Answer- Moby Dick
An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal Greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues
of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods. Correct
Answer- The Odyssey
An experience of beauty that is its own justification Correct Answer- Aesthetic
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good,
balanced life. Correct Answer- The Republic
Brotherly or selfless love Correct Answer- Agape
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Correct Answer- Religion
Questions and Answers, Graded A
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the crowning
achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Correct Answer- Encyclopedie
A first-person account that documents the inhumanity and human rights abuses enacted by
slavery, which helped to gather support for the abolitionist movement. Correct Answer- The
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
A Gothic novel in which a scientist, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge, brings a corpse to life.
Correct Answer- Frankenstein
A Gothic poem that represents the speaker's persistent grief over the death of his beloved.
Correct Answer- The Raven
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. Correct Answer-
Monomyth
A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the
Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate. Correct Answer-
Lysistrata
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer religious and social criticism.
Correct Answer- Tartuffe
A poem in free verse that explores the speaker's connection to humanity and to nature. Correct
Answer- Leaves of Grass
A recurrent example or model of human behavior Correct Answer- Archetypes
, A sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused on ideal
human forms. Correct Answer- Michelangelo's David
A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose pride
ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of
blindness and exile. Correct Answer- Oedipus Rex
A work of Reformation art, this watercolor signifies an interest in the natural world, depicting
the subject in fine detail with almost photographic accuracy. Correct Answer- Young Hare
American composers of hymns and church music were inspired by which of the following during
the Romantic period? Correct Answer- They looked abroad for inspiration, drawing from the
works of great Classical composers of Europe.
An epic novel set on the high seas that recounts one man's futile quest to dominate nature.
Correct Answer- Moby Dick
An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal Greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues
of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods. Correct
Answer- The Odyssey
An experience of beauty that is its own justification Correct Answer- Aesthetic
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good,
balanced life. Correct Answer- The Republic
Brotherly or selfless love Correct Answer- Agape
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Correct Answer- Religion
