C100 WGU OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
STUDY KIT WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
What literary devices were popular during the Renaissance?
Correct Answer a) Soliloquy, in which a character speaks aloud to
himself on stage, giving the audience access to his inner
thoughts.
b) 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? Correct Answer a) Renaissance artists such as the
glass-makers in Italy received inspiration from Muslim artisanal
glassware.
b) Carved ivory from Africa was featured in the homes of
European royalty during the Renaissance.
Painting by Jacques-Louis David that show three brother
swearing their allegiance to Rome and that became an inspiration
for French revolutionaries. Correct Answer Oath of the Horatii
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as
one of the crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking.
Correct Answer Encyclopedie
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer
religious and social criticism. Correct Answer Tartuffe
,Musical composition by Haydn in which the strings create a
rhythmic sound that imitates a ticking clock. Correct Answer
Symphony No. 101 in D Major
Jonathan Swift's satire of human nature. Correct Answer
Gulliver's Travels
What statements would a Deist philosopher during the
Enlightenment subscribe to? Correct Answer A Deist would
believe that God created the universe and decreed order.
Which of the following philosophical approaches relies on direct
observation and experimentation? Correct Answer Empiricism
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
STUDY KIT WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
What literary devices were popular during the Renaissance?
Correct Answer a) Soliloquy, in which a character speaks aloud to
himself on stage, giving the audience access to his inner
thoughts.
b) 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? Correct Answer a) Renaissance artists such as the
glass-makers in Italy received inspiration from Muslim artisanal
glassware.
b) Carved ivory from Africa was featured in the homes of
European royalty during the Renaissance.
Painting by Jacques-Louis David that show three brother
swearing their allegiance to Rome and that became an inspiration
for French revolutionaries. Correct Answer Oath of the Horatii
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as
one of the crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking.
Correct Answer Encyclopedie
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer
religious and social criticism. Correct Answer Tartuffe
,Musical composition by Haydn in which the strings create a
rhythmic sound that imitates a ticking clock. Correct Answer
Symphony No. 101 in D Major
Jonathan Swift's satire of human nature. Correct Answer
Gulliver's Travels
What statements would a Deist philosopher during the
Enlightenment subscribe to? Correct Answer A Deist would
believe that God created the universe and decreed order.
Which of the following philosophical approaches relies on direct
observation and experimentation? Correct Answer Empiricism
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
