C100 WGU Objective Assessment- Introduction to Humanities

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? CORRECT ANSWER a) Technology 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