IHUM 201 FINAL BYU EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Peter Abelard, Sic et Non - ANS A compilation of contradictory theological statements meant
to train students in logical reasoning and dialectic.
Marie de France, Prologue - ANS Introduction asserting her authority as a learned woman
and framing her Breton lays as moral storytelling.
Marie de France, "The Lay of Sir Launfal" - ANS A tale of a knight who finds love through a
magical fairy and learns loyalty and humility.
Marie de France, "The Lay of the Nightingale" - ANS A short poem about forbidden love
symbolized through the nightingale.
St. Francis of Assisi, "The Canticle of Brother Sun" - ANS A hymn praising God through the
elements of nature, emphasizing harmony and humility.
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica - ANS A systematic theological work using reason and
Scripture to explain Christian doctrine.
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, Boccaccio, Prologue to The Decameron - ANS Introduction describing the Black Death and
framing storytelling as comfort in crisis.
Dante, The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise) - ANS Epic poem following Dante's
journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven toward God.
Christine de Pisan, The Book of the City of Ladies (excerpt) - ANS Defense of women's virtue
and intelligence against misogynistic traditions.
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: Prologue - ANS Introduces diverse pilgrims traveling to
Canterbury, each representing medieval social classes.
Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Tale" - ANS A moral story about three men seeking Death and
finding greed as their destruction.
Machiavelli, The Prince - ANS Political treatise arguing rulers must use practicality, strength,
and sometimes ruthlessness to maintain power.
Laura Cereta, author - ANS Renaissance humanist writing about women's education,
marriage, and intellectual equality.
Andreas Capellanus, Rules of Love - ANS Medieval guidelines describing idealized courtly love
behavior.
Ars Nova - ANS A 14th-century musical style with complex rhythms and new notation.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Peter Abelard, Sic et Non - ANS A compilation of contradictory theological statements meant
to train students in logical reasoning and dialectic.
Marie de France, Prologue - ANS Introduction asserting her authority as a learned woman
and framing her Breton lays as moral storytelling.
Marie de France, "The Lay of Sir Launfal" - ANS A tale of a knight who finds love through a
magical fairy and learns loyalty and humility.
Marie de France, "The Lay of the Nightingale" - ANS A short poem about forbidden love
symbolized through the nightingale.
St. Francis of Assisi, "The Canticle of Brother Sun" - ANS A hymn praising God through the
elements of nature, emphasizing harmony and humility.
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica - ANS A systematic theological work using reason and
Scripture to explain Christian doctrine.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
1
, Boccaccio, Prologue to The Decameron - ANS Introduction describing the Black Death and
framing storytelling as comfort in crisis.
Dante, The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise) - ANS Epic poem following Dante's
journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven toward God.
Christine de Pisan, The Book of the City of Ladies (excerpt) - ANS Defense of women's virtue
and intelligence against misogynistic traditions.
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales: Prologue - ANS Introduces diverse pilgrims traveling to
Canterbury, each representing medieval social classes.
Chaucer, "The Pardoner's Tale" - ANS A moral story about three men seeking Death and
finding greed as their destruction.
Machiavelli, The Prince - ANS Political treatise arguing rulers must use practicality, strength,
and sometimes ruthlessness to maintain power.
Laura Cereta, author - ANS Renaissance humanist writing about women's education,
marriage, and intellectual equality.
Andreas Capellanus, Rules of Love - ANS Medieval guidelines describing idealized courtly love
behavior.
Ars Nova - ANS A 14th-century musical style with complex rhythms and new notation.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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