Test Bank for The Art of Being Human, 12th Edition
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TEST BANK 1-1
,Richard Paul Janaro: The Art of Being Human, 12th Edition
Chapter 01: The Humanities: A Shining Beacon
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. Heraclitus demonstrates the artistry of language when, as a way of stating that life constantly changes,
says
A) "a man cannot step into the same river twice."
B) "and yet he seemed busier than he was."
C) "there is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
D) "to be or not to be—that is the question."
Difficulty: Medium
QuestionID: 01-1-01
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Page-Reference: 8
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Answer: A) "a man cannot step into the same river twice."
2. Concerning humanism, Renaissance scholars believed that people could become fully human only if
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A) looked beyond Europe to the works of Asia and Africa.
B) combatted the social injustices of the time.
C) developed skills in critical thinking.
D) studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome.
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Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-02
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Page-Reference: 2
Topic: Being Fully Human
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities."
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Answer: D) studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome.
3. Redefining the humanities for the wider world means
A) learning about the great works of Greek and Roman culture.
B) maximizing the number of years one can stay alive.
C) being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe.
D) understanding that true beauty lies within us, not outside us.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Page-Reference: 4
Topic: Being Fully Human
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,Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities."
Answer: C) being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe.
4. Studying the humanities—especially poetry and literature—allows us to
A) follow the rapid shifts that are part of everyday talk.
B) acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice.
C) memorize long passages from the works of great authors such as Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde.
D) use social media and communicate casually.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-04
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Page-Reference: 8
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Answer: B) acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice.
5. Using the Socratic method means teaching by
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A) asking questions.
B) delivering lectures.
C) reciting witty sayings.
D) studying classical models.
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Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 9
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Answer: A) asking questions.
6. One of the goals of thinking about the humanities is to become
A) a classicist.
B) a leader of a Socrates café.
C) a Renaissance man.
D) a universal person.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Page-Reference: 12
Topic: Becoming an "Universal" Person
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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, Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why Leonardo da Vinci is considered the perfect model of the "universal" person.
Answer: D) a universal person.
7. What thirteenth-century poet influenced the songwriter Leonard Cohen?
A) Edgar Degas
B) Christopher Phillips
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Rumi
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-07
Page-Reference: 8
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Answer: D) Rumi
8. By "beauty," we refer to artworks or other objects that are
A) adorned or decorated lavishly.
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B) naturally shining in ways other objects are not.
C) pleasing and right in the arrangements of their parts.
D) surprising, arresting, and bizarre.
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Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-08
Page-Reference: 5
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
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Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Answer: C) pleasing and right in the arrangements of their parts.
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9. The process by which scholars analyze and interpret the works of others is known as
A) humanism.
B) critical thinking.
C) scholarly discipline.
D) the Socratic method.
Difficulty: easy
QuestionID: 01-1-09
Page-Reference: 4
Topic: Being Fully Human
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities."
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