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C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers, Graded A
C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers, Graded A Which of the following are true of the relationship between the humanities and technology?... [Show More] (Choose two.) Correct Answer: Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. Which of the following themes is found in multiple historical periods? Correct Answer: Individualism How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? Correct Answer: Look for the unifying or main ideas. Which of the following is true of myths? (Choose two.) Correct Answer: They are traditional stories of a people or culture that are told to explain natural phenomena and to record values and belief systems from generation to generation. They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper understanding of life. Architecture Religion Dance Theater Correct Answer: Concerned with the interplay of form and function. Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to the earliest human civilizations Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned argument? Correct Answer: Philosophy The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art? Correct Answer: Art as political propaganda. What are the Humanities? Correct Answer: The study of the how the human race understands and documents the human experience through creative contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc. Which of the following are examples of universal themes in this Module? Correct Answer: Love and the Hero Aesthetic Eros Monomyth Archetypes Agape Correct Answer: An experience of beauty that is its own justification Passionate or sexual love A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. A recurrent example or model of human behavior Brotherly or selfless love. Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities? Correct Answer: It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are. How was Humanism reflected in the nonwestern world? Correct Answer: Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles. How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication? Correct Answer: It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times and different places through their creative contributions. How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's understanding of humanity? Correct Answer: The study of love in all its forms (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists. What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth? Correct Answer: Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero's journey. Classical Period Correct Answer: The Republic Correct Answer: Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good, balanced life. Oedipus Rex Correct Answer: 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. The Odyssey Correct Answer: 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. The Parthenon Correct Answer: Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the goddess Athena, patron of Athens. Lysistrata Correct Answer: 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. Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the Classical Period? Correct Answer: The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods. Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? Correct Answer: It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form. Which of the following is an innovation during the Classical Period that was based on balance and reason? Correct Answer: The development of Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie the modern scientific method. What is the primary difference between Greek and Roman societies? Correct Answer: The Greeks lived in democratically-run city-states while the Romans had a larger centralized republic and eventually empire. How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ (choose 2)? Correct Answer: Much of the sculpture in Greece was focused on honoring deities and elevating the human form while Rome used art predominantly to glorify the Roman Empire. The Greeks relied on post-and-lintel construction, and the Romans developed the use of columns and arches to design larger buildings. Which of the following reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period? (Choose 2) Correct Answer: Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly. Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life. Which of the following types of cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period? Correct Answer: The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their sculpture. Which of the following were the main means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period? (Choose 2) Correct Answer: Greece and Rome's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas with other civilizations. The Silk Road provided access to Asia, allowing Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Daoism to filter into Europe along with goods. Which of the following aspects of life today are directly influenced by the Classical Period? (Choose 2) Correct Answer: Democracy U.S. National Monuments How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? represent classical influence? Correct Answer: The protagonist's journey draws on a number of motifs, themes, and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey. In his work, The Republic, Plato describes how best to create a fair and orderly society. Which of the following most closely represents his argument? Correct Answer: People are able to think rationally, but they are they are predisposed to act in their own self-interest, so they should be ruled by a philosopher-king who makes decisions based on reason and justice. How did Aristotle's teaching reflect humanism in the Classical Period? Correct Answer: He argued that reason is necessary to guide humans to right behavior and that achieving balance through the Golden Mean creates a virtuous character. Which musical fragments were dedicated to the god Apollo and are among the earliest examples of written music? Correct Answer: The Delphic Hymns Which of the following are themes introduced in the Classical Period (choose 2)? Correct Answer: A focus on balance and reason The Renaissance Period Correct Answer: Michelangelo's David Correct Answer: Sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused on ideal human forms. Madrigals Correct Answer: Unaccompanied vocal works that employed the polyphonic use of 3-6 voices and were secular in nature. The Courtier Correct Answer: Dialogue that emphasized how members of a Renaissance court could portray their own unique personalities and self-fashioning. The Prince Correct Answer: Renaissance political dissertation on government that advocates the idea that the end justifies the means. Young Hare (Durer) Correct Answer: A work of Reformation art, this watercolor signifies an interest in the natural world, depicting the subject in fine detail with almost photographic accuracy. Which TWO of the following were true of society during the Renaissance period: Correct Answer: Religious reformers such as Martin Luther split with the Catholic church, ultimately resulting in the formation of Protestantism. Many intellectuals broadened their perspectives beyond Church teachings after the discovery and spread of previously "lost" Classical writings. Which of the following was emphasized by Renaissance humanism? Correct Answer: Humanists sought to educate the whole person, including the physical, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of human beings. What theme from the Renaissance is shown in this painting? Correct Answer: Classicism How is Leonardo's Mona Lisa representative of Renaissance painting? Correct Answer: It treats its subject with realistic detail and perspective. How does the following speech from Shakespeare's Hamlet reflect the themes of the Renaissance? "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an Angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals!" Correct Answer: The speech reflects the values of humanism by emphasizing the power of learning and an individual's use of it. What was Martin Luther's role in advocating Christian doctrine during the Renaissance? Correct Answer: Martin Luther was a priest and theologian who challenged papal infallibility. Which of the following is NOT an example of Cultural Exchange in the Renaissance? Correct Answer: Egyptian idiograms influenced European sculptors with their symmetrical forms. Which of the following is an example of a "Renaissance man or woman"? Correct Answer: A successful business person who plays the clarinet, rides horses competitively, and publishes articles on scientific and artistic topics. How did advancements in science lead to innovations in other disciplines during the Renaissance period? Correct Answer: Scientific knowledge about human physiology created greater understanding of how the human eye perceives light and distance, which led painters to experiment with techniques of perspective and chiaroscuro. Which of the following literary devices were popular during the Renaissance?(Choose Two) Correct Answer: Soliloquy, in which a character speaks aloud to himself on stage, giving the audience access to his inner thoughts. Blank verse, which is poetic verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Who wrote the satirical essay, In Praise of Folly, which criticized the corruption and abuses of Catholic doctrine in parts of the Roman Catholic Church? Correct Answer: Erasmus How does art from the Renaissance illustrate cultural exchange and diversity? (Choose 2) Correct Answer: Renaissance artists such as the glassmakers in Italy received inspiration from Muslim artisanal glassware. Carved ivory from Africa was featured in the homes of European royalty during the Renaissance. The Neoclassical Period Correct Answer: Tartuffe Symphony No. 101 in D Major Encyclopédie Gulliver's Travels Oath of the Horatii Correct Answer: A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer religious and social criticism. Musical composition by Haydn in which the strings create a rhythmic sound that imitates a ticking clock. A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Jonathan Swift's satire of human nature. Painting by Jacques-Louis David that shows three brothers swearing their allegiance to Rome and that became an inspiration for French revolutionaries. Which of the following statements would a Deist philosopher during the Enlightenment subscribe to? Correct Answer: A Deist would believe that God created the univers [Show Less]
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C100 WGU Objective Assessment/C100 Humanities Final Questions and Answers, Graded A
C100 WGU Objective Assessment/C100 Humanities Final Questions and Answers, Graded A What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? Correct Answ... [Show More] er: Oedipus Rex What Poet wrote Iliad? Correct Answer: Homer Greek Architecture was based on what structure? Correct Answer: Post and Lintel The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? Correct Answer: The Parthenon Geek plays generally shown in a ? Correct Answer: Ampitheater Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome for Centeries. Correct Answer: The Patheon Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? Correct Answer: Every Day Life Polytheism Correct Answer: Belief in Multiple Gods Ancient Greeks formed what kind of Government? Correct Answer: Democracy Classical Drama Consisted of ? Correct Answer: Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr Plays The Republic Correct Answer: Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live. Oedipus Rex Correct Answer: A story about a man who lives his life not knowing the truth about his parentige, his pride causes him to ignore humanity, resulting in blindness and exile. The Odyssey Correct Answer: Epic poem narrating the story of a greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues of greek culture as well as greek Pantheon gods. The Parthenon Correct Answer: Emphasized the themes of order and balance, as a temple to the goddess Athena. Lysistrata Correct Answer: A play about heroic women who with held sex from their husbands to end the war. Sappho's Lyric poem "Alament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the classical period? Correct Answer: Humanism (Classical) Why is the statue Kouros a notable Greek Sculpture? Correct Answer: It Utilizes vertical and Horizontal Symetry Which innovation during the classical period was based on balance and reason? Correct Answer: The development of Western Philosophy and ideas of the Modern Scientific Method. What is the Primary difference between Greek and Roman Societies? Correct Answer: Greeks lived in democratic run states. Romans had larger centralized Republic and eventually empire. Aesthetic Experience Correct Answer: An experience of beauty that inspires a feeling. Why is architecture considered and art? Correct Answer: Architecture is considered with an aesthetic effect of structures and their enviroment. How can art function beyond it Aesthetic Value? Correct Answer: It can act as political and social commentary. Which disiplines fall within the realm of Humanities? Correct Answer: Music, religion, literature and Arcitech. Myths Correct Answer: Traditional Stories that serve to explain some phenomena, the origin of humanity or customs or religious rights. Philosophy Correct Answer: Logic, aesthetics and epistemology are branches of ? Functions of Art? Correct Answer: Art can assist physical and emotional healing. Art can be used to enable commerse-advertising and sales. Art provides Aesthetic pleasure. Love and the Archetype of hero are examples of? Correct Answer: Universal Themes Chronological Timeline of events allows you to? Correct Answer: See connections between cause and effect. Unifying ideas that are developed or repeated? Correct Answer: Themes What are 2 things that are true about humanities and technology? Correct Answer: 1. Technology has increased our ability to preserve documents and shared works. 2. The internet increased the value of art. Which theme is found in multiple historical periods? Correct Answer: Individualism How do we identify literary artists work? Correct Answer: Look for unifying or main ideas What are 2 things that are true of myths? Correct Answer: 1. They are traditional stories of people or culture. 2. They utilize Archetypes and symbols. Architecture Correct Answer: Concerned with the interplay of form and function. Religion Correct Answer: Can include ethics, values and beliefs. Dance Correct Answer: Part of a public ceremony or ritual. entertainment. Theater Correct Answer: Stems from early Greeks. Tradgety or comedy. Which discipline of Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and reasonable argument? Correct Answer: Philosophy The Bayeux Tapestry deception of Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art? Correct Answer: Art as a Political Propaganda Humanities Correct Answer: How the human race understands and documents the human experience. How do visual arts and architecture of Greeks and Romans differ? Correct Answer: 1. Much of the structures in Greece are focused on honoring Deities and Elevating the human form. Greeks relied on Post and Lintel. 2. Rome used art to predominantly glorify the Roman empire. Romans developed columns and arches to design larger buildings. What reflects the theme in the classical period? Correct Answer: Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly. How did Aristotle reflect the theme of the Classical Period? Correct Answer: Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life. What cultural exchange took place in the Classical period? Correct Answer: The Greeks borrowed the Alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influence in their sculptures. What were 2 main means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period? Correct Answer: 1. Greece and Romes proximity to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas. 2. Silk Road provided access to Asia. What 2 aspects of life today are directly influenced by the classical period? Correct Answer: 1. Democracy 2. U.S. National Monuments How does "Brother Where art Thou" represent Classical influence? Correct Answer: The Protagonists journey draws on a number of Motifs, themes, and characters from "The Odyssy" In his work, The Republic", Plato describes how to best create a fair and orderly society? Correct Answer: People are able to think rationally but they are pre-disposed to act in their own best interest so they should be ruled by a Philosophy King. How did Aristotle's teaching reflect Humanities? Correct Answer: [Show Less]
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WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide
WGU C100 Humanities FINAL Study Guide Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) Correct Answer: BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Repu... [Show More] blic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) Correct Answer: RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) Correct Answer: CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acronym (INNER HP- Inner romantic hero & passion) Correct Answer: INNER- Individiualism, Nationalism, Nature, Exoticism, Revolution HP- Heroism, Passion Realism Period Acronym (I ID AoD - I Identify Age of Doubt) Correct Answer: I- Industrialization ID- Individualism, Darwinism AoD- Age of Doubt Classical Period Correct Answer: artists and philosophers were concerned with harmony and balance* in their works Classical Philosophers Correct Answer: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle engaged in pursuit of truth through logic and reason. Classical Period Correct Answer: democracy and republic governments formed Classical religion Correct Answer: mainly polytheistic Classical theme Correct Answer: humanism—simply a focus on humans. Socratic Method Correct Answer: where questions and ideas were shared to solve problems in an open discussion. Classical Period. Greek Epic Poetry Correct Answer: Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Which use exalted language and celebrate the cultural values of the heroic age. Classical Period. Greek Lyrical Poetry Correct Answer: poetry that explored everyday objects using more intimate language. Followed Epic Poetry. Classical Period Roman poetry Correct Answer: poetry that follows much of the form and content of Greek poetry while exalting the Roman Empire. The Greek poet Sappho explored human emotions, such as love and desire, in her poem "A Lament for Adonis." Classical Period. Classical Period Theater Correct Answer: theater structure that laid the foundations for theater as we know it today. It addressed period themes such as humanism, truth, balance, and the essence of life. It included such literary devices as foreshadowing, tragic irony, reversal of fortune, double entendre, discovery, and use of a chorus. Sophocles and Aristophanes Correct Answer: 2 notable playwrights (theater writers) in Classical Period. Classical Period Art & Architecture Correct Answer: Ancient Greek art and architecture served to promote religion, present beauty, and glorify Athenian society. Ancient Roman art and architecture focused on themes of power, military victory, and heroism. contrapposto Correct Answer: a life-like stance in which the figure's weight rests on one leg. The resulting dip of a shoulder balances the rise of a hip to create a dynamic pose. Classic Period. Classic Period Architecture Correct Answer: focused on balance and symmetry. Greek temples featured columns, topped with a capital*, which supported the entablature*, a decorative area that featured painted or carved friezes*. The triangular shaped roof ends contained more sculptures called pediments*. Perhaps the most notable Ancient Greek structure is the Parthenon, which features Doric order columns. The Parthenon once housed a large statue of Athena covered in gold. Capital Correct Answer: Top part of the column between the Column and the Entablature. Classic Period. Entablature Correct Answer: Horizontal layers of the building that are supported by columns or walls. Classic Period. Friezes Correct Answer: Broad horizontal band that is sculpted or that is painted. Usually on the wall or near the ceiling. Classic period. Pediment Correct Answer: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style. Classic period. Classical Period Music Correct Answer: typically consisted of simple four note successions played as a perfect fourth, drawing similarities to the Middle Eastern tradition of music. The played a variety of instruments, including the lyre, a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Lyre Correct Answer: a stringed instrument similar to a harp. Classic Period. The incubator of western civilization Correct Answer: Greece and Rome's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. It facilitated cultural exchange among the ancient civilizations in southern Europe, western Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Classic Period. Kouros. Correct Answer: The Greeks borrowed the proportions of the three-dimensional sculptures of the ancient Egyptians in developing the life-like male, human figure. Classic Period. Classical Period Correct Answer: The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and imitated Egyptian mythological creatures and artistic motifs in their artwork. Silk Road Correct Answer: provided access to Asia and brought the valuable Chinese good of silk to the Romans. In return, the Romans sent their glass to the east. It also opened the door for Eastern religions—such as Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Daoism—to spread to Europe. Christianity also spread quickly along the same trade route. Classical Period. Classical Period influences Correct Answer: They can be seen in the United States today in the political system because of democracy and republic, in architecture through Lincolns estate, and in the arts as in "O Brother Where Art Thou" & retelling of "The Odyssey". Renaissance Period Correct Answer: French for "rebirth," was characterized by a revival of classical art, literature, philosophy, architecture, and an emphasis on humanism. Renaissance Period Correct Answer: This cultural flourish overlapped the Age of Discovery and advancements in science, thus making science a legitimate source of knowledge. Renaissance Period Correct Answer: Urbanization Correct Answer: Cities accumulated wealth and channeled some of this newfound wealth into funding the arts. Artists applied scientific principles to solve problems of perspective and devised new techniques for representing light and shade. Renaissance Period. Renaissance Period Correct Answer: Rebirth of Classicism: there was a rebirth of classical ideals, mainly humanism, rationalism, and balance, based on the belief that classical literary, scientific, and philosophical works provided additional resources for learning and living. Rationalism & Scientific Expansion Correct Answer: Many people in the Renaissance embodied a strong interest in rationalism and scientific inquiry, leading to deeper understanding of the world and technological developments in such areas as medicine, transportation, and warfare. Expansion of the University System Correct Answer: The Renaissance approach to education produced the ideal of the well-rounded individual who was not bound to any one discipline. As the university system spread across Europe, it represented a significant change in epistemology. epistemology Correct Answer: The study of thinking. Renaissance Period. Individualism & Self-fashioning Correct Answer: This became important during the Renaissance as artists sought public recognition and reputation. Artists and nobles represented their identity with choices in dress and behavior, a process known as self-fashioning. Reformation Correct Answer: Took place in the form of Protestantism, sparked by Martin Luther's outspoken disagreement with many Church practices he believed were corrupt. Changing the Roman Catholic Church was a very significant movement in the Renaissance that separated it from the Middle Ages. Renaissance Period Correct Answer: Witnessed the revival of classical art, literature, philosophy, architecture, and learning, spawned renewed study of the great works of ancient Greco-Roman civilizations, and produced among the finest artistic and intellectual achievements in the history of Western Humanities. Renaissance Man Correct Answer: Individual with broad knowledge and versatile talents spanning many intellectual and artistic disciplines. Renaissance Period. Renaissance Period Correct Answer: One of the most significant ideas to emerge from this period is the value of education, particularly in the Humanities. The catalyst for the classical revival was the belief that one could realize his or her full humanity only through classical education. This rebirth reasserted the superiority of ancient Greco-Roman creative and intellectual contributions Age of Exploration Correct Answer: Europeans sailed around the globe and transferred foods, plants, goods and slaves. Renaissance Period. Heresy Correct Answer: a challenge or rejection of the orthodox doctrines of the religion or church. Renaissance Period. The Protestant Reformation Correct Answer: This challenged the doctrine of papal infallibility and rejected the Catholic Church as a necessary intermediary between the faithful and God. However, disagreements among Protestants caused multiple sects to form. Renaissance Period. Renaissance Humanism Correct Answer: emphasized not only scholarly achievement but also moral and athletic development. encouraged the individual to engage with the world ("The whole glory of man lies in activity"). rejected much of medieval thinking as irrelevant to a changing world. general responsibilities of citizenship and respect for public duty. Niccolò Machiavelli Correct Answer: The Prince: defended the principle that "the ends justify the means" . It is one of the best-known political treatises. His treatise advanced the abandonment of conventional morality for the sake of power and authority. The Prince is considered to represent the darker side of the Renaissance's belief in human possibility and potential. Renaissance Literature Correct Answer: authors found themselves combining Christian and classical learning into Christian humanism in order to reconcile the many conflicts between the two. Baldassare Castiglione Correct Answer: The Courtier explores the process of fashioning one's individual sense of self according to a set of socially acceptable standards. Renaissance Literature. William Shakespeare - author Correct Answer: most famous writer in English by writing plays and poems that examine such human emotions as loyalty, ambition, love, hate, greed, and self-sacrifice. Renaissance Literature. Renaissance Theater Correct Answer: People of the arts allowed troupes to settle into a city, build a playhouse, and take up theater as a profession. As a result, works became longer, more complex, and critically discussed period themes. soliloquy Correct Answer: speech expressing your inner most thoughts. Heard by the audience but not by any other characters. Renaissance allegory Correct Answer: represents abstract quality or idea, often religious or political. Renaissance dialect Correct Answer: language of a certain group or people. Rensaissance blank verse Correct Answer: verse written in iambic pentameter with no rhyme. Renaissance prose Correct Answer: language that flows naturally rather than to a beat. Renaissance. William Shakespeare - theater Correct Answer: credited with writing 38 plays and 154 sonnets. The inevitability of fate and the power of miscommunication are particularly common themes in his plays. Because women were forbidden to act during his time, the female roles in his plays were performed by young men. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to an unnamed young man, while the rest of the sonnets are addressed to a mysterious "dark lady." Renaissance Theater Christopher Marlowe Correct Answer: Doctor Faustus : the play whose treatment of religion directly references the Protestant Reformation and the eternal struggle between good and evil. He wrote the historical tragedy . Renaissance Theater. Renaissance Art & Architecture Correct Answer: architecture departed from medieval traditions and reflected the merging of art and science. Renaissance Art Correct Answer: widespread use of oil painting as a medium and the development of mathematical or linear perspective in painting. Renaissance Artchitecture Correct Answer: architecture featured the revival of the dome and the fashioning of secular structures, including palaces, residences, theaters, and libraries. Renaissance Artists Correct Answer: Leonardo da Vinci (Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man, The Last Supper), Michelangelo (statue of David, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), and Dürer (realistic paintings). Leonardo da Vinci Correct Answer: Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man, The Last Supper. Renaissance Art. Michelangelo Correct Answer: Statue of David, The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Renaissance Art. Durer Correct Answer: realistic Paintings. Renaissance Art. Renaissance Music Correct Answer: music was more secular than the music of the Middle Ages, and it was characterized by the classical principles of simplicity, balance, order, and clarity, as well as by the use of imitation. Madrigal Correct Answer: a polyphonic vocal work that set a pastoral poem to music. It used a technique called "word painting," in which notes would ascend or descend depending on the literal textual meaning. No instruments were used. Renaissance Music. Renaissance Cultural Exchange Correct Answer: The expansion of trade routes on land and sea allowed spices, precious gems, and fine silk to arrive from Asia. [Show Less]
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C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers all Correct
C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers all Correct What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? Correct Answer: a) Tech... [Show More] nology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? Correct Answer: Individualism How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? Correct Answer: Look for the unifying or main ideas. What is true of myths? Correct Answer: a) They are traditional stories of a people or culture that are told to explain natural phenomena and to record values and belief systems from generation to generation. b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper understand of life. Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to the earliest human civilizations. Correct Answer: Dance Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy. Correct Answer: Theater Concerned with the interplay of form and function. Correct Answer: Architecture Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Correct Answer: Religion Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned argument? Correct Answer: Philosophy The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art? Correct Answer: Art as political propaganda What are the Humanities? Correct Answer: The study of how the human race understands and documents the human experience through creative contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc. What are examples of universal themes? Correct Answer: Love and the Hero Brotherly or selfless love Correct Answer: Agape A recurrent example or model of human behavior Correct Answer: Archetypes An experience of beauty that is its own justification Correct Answer: Aesthetic Passionate or sexual love Correct Answer: Eros A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. Correct Answer: Monomyth Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities? Correct Answer: It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are. How was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? Correct Answer: Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles. How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication? Correct Answer: It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times and different places through their creative contributions. How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's understanding of humanity? Correct Answer: The study of love in all its form (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists. What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth? Correct Answer: Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero's journey. Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the goddess Athena, patron of Athens. Correct Answer: The Parthenon Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good, balanced life. Correct Answer: The Republic 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 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 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 Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the Classical Period? Correct Answer: The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods. Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? Correct Answer: It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form. Which of the following is an innovation during the Classical Period that was based on balance and reason? Correct Answer: The development of Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie the modern scientific method. What is the primary difference between Greek and Roman societies? Correct Answer: The Greeks lived in democratically-run city-states while the Romans had a larger centralized republic and eventually empire. How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ? Correct Answer: a) Much of the sculpture in Greece was focused on honoring deities and elevating the human form while Rome used art predominantly to glorify the Roman Empire. b) The Greeks relied on post-and-lintel construction, and the Romans developed the use of columns and arches to design larger buildings. What reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period? Correct Answer: a) Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly. b) Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life. What cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period? Correct Answer: The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their sculpture. What were the means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period? Correct Answer: a) Greece and Rome's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas with other civilizations. b) The Silk Road provided access to Asia, allowing Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Daoism to filter into Europe along with goods. Which aspects are directly influenced by the Classical Period? Correct Answer: Democracy and U.S. National Monuments How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? represent classical influence? Correct Answer: The protagonist's journey draws on a number of motifs, themes, and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey. In his work, The Republic, Plato describes how best to create a fair and orderly society. Which of the following most closely represents his argument? Correct Answer: People are able to think rationally, but they are predisposed to act in their own self-interest, so they should be ruled by a philosopher-king who makes decisions based on reason and justice. How did Aristotle's teaching reflect humanism in the Classical Period? Correct Answer: He argued that reason is necessary to guide humans to right behavior and that achieving balance through the Golden Mean creates a virtuous character. Which musical fragments were dedicated to the god Apollo and are among the earliest examples of written music? Correct Answer: The Delphic Hymns Which themes introduced in the Classical Period? Correct Answer: a) A focus on balance and reason b) A focus on humanism and truth A sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused on ideal human forms. Correct Answer: Michelangelo's David Renaissance political dissertation on government that advocates the idea that the end justifies the means. Correct Answer: The Prince 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 Unaccompanied coal works that employed the polyphonic use of 3-6 voices and were secular in nature. Correct Answer: Madrigals Dialogue that emphasized how members of a Renaissance court could portray their own unique personalities and self-fashioning. Correct Answer: The Courtier What is true of society during the Renaissance period? Correct Answer: a) Religious reformers such as Martin Luther split with the Catholic church, ultimately resulting in the formation of Protestantism. b) Many intellectuals broadened their perspectives beyond Church teachings after the discovery and spread of previously "lost" Classical writings. [Show Less]
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C100 WGU Objective Assessment Vocab
C100 WGU Objective Assessment Vocab Humanities Correct Answer: seeks to understand what humans believe and why. Themes Correct Answer: unifying ide... [Show More] as that are repeated or developed throughout a literary or artistic work. Individualism Correct Answer: separates one unique person from another, as well as the social and philosophical viewpoint that celebrates that difference. Revolution Correct Answer: A fundamental, dramatic shift in organizational structure that occurs over a short period of time. Classicism Correct Answer: Aesthetic attitudes and principles found in the art, architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome Eros Correct Answer: Greek term for erotic love or lust. Agape Correct Answer: Greek term for platonic love Archetype Correct Answer: An emblematic myth character, image, plot pattern, symbol, or buried assumption shared across cultures. Humanism Correct Answer: The study of creative and intellectual contributions of all human cultures. Myths Correct Answer: Traditional stories of a people or culture that serve to explain some natural phenomenon the origin of humanity, or customs or religious rites. Beauty Correct Answer: Those qualities that give pleasure to the senses. Archetypes Correct Answer: Emblematic mythic characters, images, plot patterns, symbols, or buried assumptions shared across cultures. Aesthetic experience Correct Answer: An experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of pleasure which is its own justification. Music Correct Answer: The art of organizing sound, usually those sounds created y musical instruments or the human voice Cinema Correct Answer: An artistic medium that uses the motion picture as a vehicle for story telling an other creative expression. Visual Arts Correct Answer: Art forms that entail creation of primarily visual works, which can be two or three dimensional. Literature Correct Answer: Art form of the written word. It refers to an individual literary work or collectively to the creative writing of a people, nation, or culture. Theater Correct Answer: A branch of the performing arts in which actors perform a drama or musical before a live audience. Dance Correct Answer: An art form involving a sequence of rhythmic movements or steps performed to music. Architecture Correct Answer: The science and art of designing buildings and other structures. Philosophy Correct Answer: The systematic investigation of fundamental questions concerning such matters as existence, reality, consciousness, knowledge, truth, and justice. Humanism Correct Answer: The study of the creative and intellectual contributions of all human cultures. Balance Correct Answer: The achievement of putting into harmony different elements that are in dynamic tension with one another. Truth Correct Answer: The accurate and genuine reality of the world; that which is indisputably factual. Reason Correct Answer: The thought and formation of judgments based on a logical process. Democracy Correct Answer: Government directly ruled by the people, a form developed by the Greeks. Republic Correct Answer: Government where supreme power rests indirectly in the body of citizens entitled to vote but is directly exercised by representatives. Polytheism Correct Answer: The belief in multiple gods; religion based on more than one god. Greek Philosophers Correct Answer: Ancient philosophers from Greece, or who spoke and/or studied Greek, that greatly advanced scientific knowledge without appealing to mythology. Mythologies Correct Answer: The body of myths belonging to a culture; the study of myths. Socratic Method Correct Answer: Analytical method of reasoning developed by Greek philosopher Socrates that asks a progression of questions in pursuit of the truth. Epic Correct Answer: A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film) dealing with epic themes. Lyric Poetry Correct Answer: Poems that use rhyme scheme as a cohesive element and that are often set to music; lyric poems generally express feelings rather than relay political or historical events. Truth Correct Answer: The accurate and genuine reality of the world; that which is indisputably factual. Foreshadowing Correct Answer: The deliberate introduction of information (verbally, visually or otherwise) suggesting an event that will take place later in the story. Tragic Irony Correct Answer: When the audience and a select few characters know the outcome of events before the main characters. Reversal (of Fortune) Correct Answer: Moment in a tragedy when the main character's situation dramatically shifts to the contrary (as when a rich man becomes poor or a king loses his kingdom). Double Entendre Correct Answer: When a word or phrase can be understood two ways. Discovery Correct Answer: Moment when the main character becomes aware of an essential truth about himself or his situation; also called the recognition. Chorus Correct Answer: In Greek drama, a group of actors who comment on the action and provide society's view of the events; also, a group of singers. Tragedy Correct Answer: A drama with a unpleasant ending, generally involving the downfall of a flawed protagonist, which often involves catharsis. Tragicomedy Correct Answer: Drama that mixes the conventions of tragedy and comedy, generally concluding with a happy ending. Satyr Plays Correct Answer: A comedic genre of ancient Greek drama in which satyrs, creatures that combined attributes of men and beasts, formed the chorus and contrasted with the main characters with their ribald antics; satyr plays depicted the grittier aspects of society, such as drunkenness and sexuality, and offered relief after the tragedies were performed at festivals of Dionysus. Ancient Greek Art Correct Answer: Artwork from Greece, circa 8,000-146 BCE Roman Art Correct Answer: Artwork produced by Roman civilization, circa 500 BC-476 CE Capital Correct Answer: The top part of a column between the column and the Entablature. Entablature Correct Answer: The horizontal layers of material of a building that are supported by columns or walls. Friezes Correct Answer: A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, usually on a wall near the ceiling. Pediments Correct Answer: The triangular upper part of the front of a building in the classical style. Pantheon Correct Answer: A general term referring to a set of all the deities belonging to a certain polytheistic religion. Pantheon, capital P, refers to a temple dedicated to all the Roman gods. Lyre Correct Answer: A string instrument like a U-shaped harp known for its use by the classical Greeks. [Show Less]
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