This is a complete Test Bank for The Art of Being Human: The Humanities as a Technique for Living, 12th Edition, authored by Richard Paul Janaro and Thelma Altshuler. The document covers all 16 chapters of the textbook and contains exam-style questions organized by chapter, including Multiple Choice Questions with four answer options each, Short Answer Questions, and Essay Questions, all accompanied by correct answers. Each question also includes metadata such as Difficulty level (Easy, Moderate, Difficult), Question ID, Page Reference, Topic, Skill (Remember the Facts, Understand the Concepts, Apply What You Know, Analyze It), and Learning Objective alignment. The chapters and topics covered include: Chapter 1 — The Humanities: Gifts of the Humanities, Being Fully Human, Becoming an "Universal" Person, and the Socratic method; Chapter 2 — The Humanities and Critical Thinking, covering Apollonian and Dionysian responses, exercising the mind, literalists and figuratists, and the role of the professional critic; Chapter 3 — Mythology, including archetypes, monomyths, myths as explanation, myths of childhood, and popular mythology; Chapter 4 — Literature, covering classics and masterpieces, poetry forms (sonnet, haiku, lyric, religious poetry), the novel, the short story, realism, magical realism, and postmodern fiction; Chapter 5 — Art, including imitation, classical/medieval/Renaissance styles, art as alteration, cubism, surrealism, Pop art, photography, and architecture; Chapter 6 — Music, covering melody, scale, rhythm, harmony, the fugue, symphony, art song, spirituals, jazz, blues, ragtime, folk, rock and roll, and hip-hop; Chapter 7 — Theater, covering Greek and Elizabethan tragedy, comedy forms (satire, farce, parody), naturalism, the well-made play, and Theater of Alienation; Chapter 8 — Opera, Musical Theater, and Dance, including opera, operetta, the Broadway musical, ballet, modern dance, and flamenco; Chapter 9 — Film, Television, and Digital Arts, covering film genres, mise en scène, point of view, diegetic sound, auteurs, documentaries, and the "new golden age" of television; Chapter 10 — Religion, covering polytheism, pantheism, monotheism (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, agnosticism, and atheism; Chapter 11 — Morality, covering moral relativism, self-interest, utilitarianism, Kant's categorical imperative, altruism, and morality in religion and the arts; Chapter 12 — Happiness, covering hedonism, stoicism, epicureanism, Aristotelian happiness, and Buddhist paths to happiness; Chapter 13 — Love, covering eros, agape, platonic love, courtly love, romantic love, family and friendship, and marriage; Chapter 14 — Life-Affirmation, covering death in the popular arts, strategies for dealing with death, and models of life-affirmation; Chapter 15 — Nature, covering early views of nature, Romanticism, urbanism, environmentalism, and the force of nature; and Chapter 16 — Freedom, covering determinism, free will, existentialism, and freedom within limitations. Students can use this test bank for exam preparation, chapter review, practice with multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions, self-assessment, and homework support in humanities and liberal arts courses.
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TEST BANK
Test Bank for Art of Being Human
Richard Paul Janaro ; Thelma Altshuler
12th Edition
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Chapter 01: The Humanities: A Shining Beacon
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
Page-Reference: 8
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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 they
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.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Page-Reference: 2
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Topic: Being Fully Human
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities."
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
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
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QuestionID: 01-1-04
Page-Reference: 8
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Answer: B) acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice.
5. Using the Socratic method means teaching by
A) asking questions.
B) delivering lectures.
C) reciting witty sayings.
D) studying classical models.
Difficulty: Easy
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Page-Reference: 9
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Answer: A) asking questions.
6. One of the goals of thinking about the humanities is to become
A) a classicist.