C100 Introduction to Humanities Pre-
Assessment Exam Questions and
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What is an aesthetic experience? - ✔✔A feeling of pleasure that justifies
itself
Which topic is studied by the humanities? - ✔✔The cultures and beliefs that
make up the experience of being human
Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge?
- ✔✔Epistemology
What is a clear example of the creation of aesthetic beauty in a humanities
discipline? - ✔✔An artist feels inspired by nature and paints a picture of the
mountain landscape
Eros - ✔✔Passionate love favored by Greek poets
Platonic - ✔✔Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks
Courtly - ✔✔A romantic love emphasized in the medieval period
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How does technology impact the visual arts? - ✔✔Technology allows us to
archive, reproduce, and share artwork in many ways
Which classical theme critiqued the belief that only the gods could create
models of morality? - ✔✔Humanism
What are three techniques used by ancient Greek playwrights Sophocles
and Aristophanes? - ✔✔Foreshadowing, discovery, and reversal of fortune
Why is Sappho's classical poem "A Lament for Adonis" considered lyrical
poetry? - ✔✔It expresses feelings of romantic love
Read the following dialogue among female characters from Aristophanes's
classical play Lysistrata:
What is true about this play? - ✔✔The women decide to refuse to have sex
with their husbands until the war is called off, which challenges traditional
ideas of the role of wives in classical society
Which two characteristics of classical epic poetry are shared by Homer's
Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid?
Choose 2 answers - ✔✔1. They present the hero as a model of the ideal
man in Greek and Roman culture