C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions
with Verified Correct Answers
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology?
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?
Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work?
Look for the unifying or main ideas.
What is true of myths?
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.
Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy.
Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
,Architecture
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs.
Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasoned argument?
Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which
purpose of art?
Art as political propaganda
What are the Humanities?
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?
Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love
Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior
Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification
Aesthetic
, Passionate or sexual love
Eros
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history.
Monomyth
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities?
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?
Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored
Humanist principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication?
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?
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?
Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the
hero's journey.
with Verified Correct Answers
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology?
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?
Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work?
Look for the unifying or main ideas.
What is true of myths?
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.
Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy.
Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
,Architecture
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs.
Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasoned argument?
Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which
purpose of art?
Art as political propaganda
What are the Humanities?
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?
Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love
Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior
Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification
Aesthetic
, Passionate or sexual love
Eros
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history.
Monomyth
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities?
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?
Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored
Humanist principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication?
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?
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?
Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the
hero's journey.
