WGUC100 Humanities Final Exam Study Guide Graded A

1. 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 2. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? a. Individualism 3. How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? a. Look for the unifying or main ideas 4. 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 belie systems from generation to generation b. They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper understanding of life 5. Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to the earlies human civilizations a. Dance 6. Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy a. Theater 7. Concerned with the interplay of form and function a. Architecture 8. Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs a. Religion 9. Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned argument? a. Philosophy 10. The Bayeux Tapestry’s depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art? a. Art as political propaganda 11. What are the Humanities? a. The study of how the human race understands and documents the human experience through creative contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc 12. What are examples of universal themes? a. Love and the Hero 13. Brotherly or selfless love a. Agape 14. A recurrent example or model of human behavior a. Archetypes 15. An experience of beauty that is its own justification a. Aesthetic 16. Passionate or sexual love a. Eros 17. A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history lOMoARcPSD| a. Monomyth 18. Why is E.O. Wilson’s theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities? a. It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are 19. How was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? a. Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist principles 20. How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication? a. It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times and different places through their creative contributions 21. How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one’s understanding of humanity? a. 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 22. What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth? a. Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero’s journey 23. Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the goddess Athena, patron of Athens a. The Parthenon 24. Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good, balanced life a. The Republic 25. 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 a. The Odyssey 26. 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 a. Oedipus Rex 27. 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 a. Lysistrata 28. Sappho’s lyric poem “A Lament for Adonis” represents what major theme of the Classical Period? a. The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods 29. Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? a. It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form 30. Which of the following is an innovation during the Classical Period that was based on balance and reason? lOMoARcPSD| a. The development of Western philosophy and the ideas that underlie the modern scientific method 31. What is the primary difference between Greek and roman societies? a. The Greeks live in democratically-run city-states while the Romans had a larger centralized republic and eventually empire 32. How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ? a. Much of the sculpture in Greece was focused on honoring deities and elevating the human form while Rome used art predominantly to glorify the Roman Empire b. The Greeks relied on post and lintel construction, and the Romans developed the use of columns and arches to design larger buildings 33. What reflects the theme of humanism in the classical period? a. Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly b. Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life 34. What cultural exchange took place during the classical period? a. The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their sculptures 35. What were the means of cultural exchange during the classical period? a. Greece and Rome’s proximity to the Mediterranean Sea facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas with other civilizations b. The Silk Road provided access to Asia, allowing Eastern religions such as Buddhism and Daoism to filter into Europe along with goods 36. Which aspects are directly influenced by the classical period? a. Democracy and US national monuments 37. How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou represent classical influence? a. The protagonist’s journey draws on a number of motifs, themes, and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey 38. In his work, The Republic, Plato describes how best to create a fair and orderly society. Which of the following most closely represents his argument? a. People are able to think rationally, but they are predisposed to act in their own self-interest, so they should be ruled by a philosopher-king who makes decisions based on reason and justice 39. How did Aristotle’s teaching reflect humanism in the classical period? a. He argued that reason is necessary to guide humans to right behavior and that achieving balance through the Golden Mean creates a virtuous character 40. Which musical fragments were dedicated to the god Apollo and are among the earliest examples of written music? a. The Delphic Hymns 41. Which themes introduced in the classical period? a. A focus on balance and reason b. A focus on humanism and truth