C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers, Graded A
Which of the following are true of the relationship between the humanities and
... [Show More] technology? (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]