C100 WGU Objective Assessment Test with Verified Answers
What is the relationship between the humanities beliefs. - ANSWER -Religion
and technology? - ANSWER -a)
Technology has led to an increase in
globalization by making the world smaller and Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily
connecting people together through social concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned
networks via the internet. argument? - ANSWER -Philosophy
b) Technology has increased our ability to
preserve, document and share works of art,
literature, and music in a way that is The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman
unprecedented. Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art?
- ANSWER -Art as political propaganda
What theme is found in multiple historical
periods? - ANSWER -Individualism What are the Humanities? - ANSWER -The
study of how the human race understands and
documents the human experience through
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic creative contributions in art, music, literature,
work? - ANSWER -Look for the unifying or philosophy, religion, dance, etc.
main ideas.
What are examples of universal themes? -
What is true of myths? - ANSWER -a) They ANSWER -Love and the Hero
are traditional stories of a people or culture that
are told to explain natural phenomena and to
record values and belief systems from generation Brotherly or selfless love - ANSWER -
to generation. Agape
b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a
deeper understand of life.
A recurrent example or model of human behavior
- ANSWER -Archetypes
Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment
dates back to the earliest human civilizations. -
ANSWER -Dance An experience of beauty that is its own
justification - ANSWER -Aesthetic
Stems from the early Greeks, with their
development of tragedy and comedy. -
Passionate or sexual love - ANSWER -Eros
ANSWER -Theater
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people
Concerned with the interplay of form and
throughout history. - ANSWER -Monomyth
function. - ANSWER -Architecture
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience
Can include any system of ethics, values, and
important to the study of the Humanities? -
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, C100 WGU Objective Assessment Test with Verified Answers
ANSWER -It reinforces interdisciplinary An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal
study and facilitates the exchange of information Greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues
necessary to create a more holistic of Greek culture, as well as showing his
understanding of who we are. interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods. -
ANSWER -The Odyssey
How was Humanism reflected in the non-western
world? - ANSWER -Ancient Chinese A story of a man who lives his life not knowing
culture embraced principles in Confucianism and the truth of his parentage and whose pride
Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles. ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed
humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of
blindness and exile. - ANSWER -Oedipus
How does studying the Humanities increase Rex
cross-cultural communication? -
ANSWER -It helps us to interact with and
understand a variety of people from different A play about heroic women who withhold sex
times and different places through their creative from their husbands in order to end the
contributions. Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic,
egalitarian political climate. - ANSWER -
Lysistrata
How does studying the portrayal of love over
time enhance one's understanding of humanity?
- ANSWER -The study of love in all its form Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis"
(eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a represents what major theme of the Classical
distinction in types of love that has captured the Period? - ANSWER -The theme of
attention of artists. humanism because it emphasizes human
passions and emotions rather than idealized
gods.
What is the difference between a myth and a
monomyth? - ANSWER -Myths can include
a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a
monomyth focuses on the hero's journey. notable example of Greek sculpture? -
ANSWER -It utilized vertical and horizontal
symmetry in creating the human form.
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in
its construction as a temple to the goddess
Athena, patron of Athens. - ANSWER -The Which of the following is an innovation during the
Parthenon Classical Period that was based on balance and
reason? - ANSWER -The development of
Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas the modern scientific method.
about government and how to live a good,
balanced life. - ANSWER -The Republic
What is the primary difference between Greek
and Roman societies? - ANSWER -The
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What is the relationship between the humanities beliefs. - ANSWER -Religion
and technology? - ANSWER -a)
Technology has led to an increase in
globalization by making the world smaller and Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily
connecting people together through social concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned
networks via the internet. argument? - ANSWER -Philosophy
b) Technology has increased our ability to
preserve, document and share works of art,
literature, and music in a way that is The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman
unprecedented. Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art?
- ANSWER -Art as political propaganda
What theme is found in multiple historical
periods? - ANSWER -Individualism What are the Humanities? - ANSWER -The
study of how the human race understands and
documents the human experience through
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic creative contributions in art, music, literature,
work? - ANSWER -Look for the unifying or philosophy, religion, dance, etc.
main ideas.
What are examples of universal themes? -
What is true of myths? - ANSWER -a) They ANSWER -Love and the Hero
are traditional stories of a people or culture that
are told to explain natural phenomena and to
record values and belief systems from generation Brotherly or selfless love - ANSWER -
to generation. Agape
b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a
deeper understand of life.
A recurrent example or model of human behavior
- ANSWER -Archetypes
Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment
dates back to the earliest human civilizations. -
ANSWER -Dance An experience of beauty that is its own
justification - ANSWER -Aesthetic
Stems from the early Greeks, with their
development of tragedy and comedy. -
Passionate or sexual love - ANSWER -Eros
ANSWER -Theater
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people
Concerned with the interplay of form and
throughout history. - ANSWER -Monomyth
function. - ANSWER -Architecture
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience
Can include any system of ethics, values, and
important to the study of the Humanities? -
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, C100 WGU Objective Assessment Test with Verified Answers
ANSWER -It reinforces interdisciplinary An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal
study and facilitates the exchange of information Greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues
necessary to create a more holistic of Greek culture, as well as showing his
understanding of who we are. interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods. -
ANSWER -The Odyssey
How was Humanism reflected in the non-western
world? - ANSWER -Ancient Chinese A story of a man who lives his life not knowing
culture embraced principles in Confucianism and the truth of his parentage and whose pride
Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles. ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed
humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of
blindness and exile. - ANSWER -Oedipus
How does studying the Humanities increase Rex
cross-cultural communication? -
ANSWER -It helps us to interact with and
understand a variety of people from different A play about heroic women who withhold sex
times and different places through their creative from their husbands in order to end the
contributions. Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic,
egalitarian political climate. - ANSWER -
Lysistrata
How does studying the portrayal of love over
time enhance one's understanding of humanity?
- ANSWER -The study of love in all its form Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis"
(eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a represents what major theme of the Classical
distinction in types of love that has captured the Period? - ANSWER -The theme of
attention of artists. humanism because it emphasizes human
passions and emotions rather than idealized
gods.
What is the difference between a myth and a
monomyth? - ANSWER -Myths can include
a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a
monomyth focuses on the hero's journey. notable example of Greek sculpture? -
ANSWER -It utilized vertical and horizontal
symmetry in creating the human form.
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in
its construction as a temple to the goddess
Athena, patron of Athens. - ANSWER -The Which of the following is an innovation during the
Parthenon Classical Period that was based on balance and
reason? - ANSWER -The development of
Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas the modern scientific method.
about government and how to live a good,
balanced life. - ANSWER -The Republic
What is the primary difference between Greek
and Roman societies? - ANSWER -The
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