C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions
With All Correct Answers
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
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.
With All Correct Answers
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
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.
