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1. Whatistherelationshipbetweenthehumanitiesandtechnology?
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ANS:a)Tech-nologyhasledtoanincreaseinglobalization bymakingthe worldsmaller and
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connecting people together through social networks via the internet.
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b)Technologyhasincreasedourabilitytopreserve,documentandshareworksofart, literature,
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and music in a way that is unprecedented.
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2. Whatthemeisfoundinmultiplehistoricalperiods?
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ANS:Individualism
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3. Howdoweidentifythemesinaliteraryorartisticwork?
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ANS:Lookfortheunifyingormainideas.
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4. Whatistrueofmyths? x, x, x, x,
ANS:a)Theyaretraditionalstoriesofapeopleorculturethataretoldtoexplainnatural
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phenomenaandtorecordvalues andbeliefsystemsfrom generation to generation.
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b)Theyutilizearchetypesandsymbolstofindadeeperunderstandoflife.
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,5. Partofpublicceremony,ritual,orentertainmentdatesbacktotheearliesthuman
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ANS:Dance x,
6. StemsfromtheearlyGreeks,withtheirdevelopmentoftragedyandcome-dy.
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ANS:Theater x,
7. Concernedwiththeinterplayofformandfunction. x, x, x, x, x, x, x,
ANS:Architecture
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8. Canincludeanysystemofethics,values,andbeliefs.
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ANS:Religion
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9. WhichdisciplineoftheHumanitiesisprimarilyconcernedwithcriticalinquiry and
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x, reasoned argument? x,
ANS:Philosophy x,
10. TheBayeuxTapestry'sdepictionoftheNormanConquestofEnglandfulfills
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x, which purpose of art?
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ANS:Artaspoliticalpropaganda
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11. WhataretheHumanities? x, x, x,
ANS: The study of how the human race understands and documents the human experience
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throughcreativecontributionsinart,music,literature,philosophy,religion,
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, dance,etc. x,
12. Whatareexamplesofuniversalthemes? x, x, x, x, x,
ANS:LoveandtheHero x, x, x, x,
13. Brotherlyorselflesslove x, x, x,
ANS:Agape x,
14. Arecurrentexampleormodelofhumanbehavior
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ANS:Archetypes x,
15. Anexperienceofbeautythatisitsownjustification x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x,
ANS:Aesthetic x,
16. Passionateorsexuallove x, x, x,
ANS:Eros x,
17. Amyththatisembracedbyamajorityofpeoplethroughouthistory.
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ANS:Mon-omyth x, x,
18. Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x , x ,
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ANS:Itreinforcesinterdisciplinarystudyandfacilitatestheexchangeofinformation necessary
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x, to create a more holistic understanding of who we are.
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19. HowwasHumanismreflectedinthenon-westernworld? x, x, x, x, x, x, x,