THE HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCES,
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are two important purposes of logic? - ANSWER--understanding causality (cause-
and-effect relationships)
-identifying—and perhaps resolving—paradoxes, situations in which logical thought
leads to two different answers
What is an example of logic? - ANSWER-An epidemiologist who reviews the data on a
given outbreak of a disease and traces it back to its origins.
What is an epidemiologist? - ANSWER-A person who studies the incidence and
prevalence of disease in large populations and the detection and causes of epidemics
What is aesthetics? - ANSWER-A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful in
art, culture, or nature; the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and
expression of beauty
What is an example of aesthetics? - ANSWER-A film reviewer who explains why the
new blockbuster movie relies too much on action and plot, and not enough on character
development.
What is a figurative explanation? - ANSWER-A colorful, image-filled, metaphor-rich use
of language to describe art or life
What is an example of a figurative explanation? - ANSWER-A writer or poet, such as
Homer, who describes or explains using figurative language ("wine-dark sea"; "the
ground is thirsty").
What is a Dionysian response? - ANSWER-A spontaneous, unstructured, creative,
passionate reaction
What is a example of a Dionysian response? - ANSWER-An opera-goer who responds
emotionally, not rationally, and weeps as the leading lady sings her tragic aria
What is a aria? - ANSWER-A long accompanied song for a solo voice typically found in
a opera
What is a Apollonian response? - ANSWER-An analytical, rational, objective reaction
What is an example of a Apollonian response? - ANSWER-A music critic reviews the
performance of a singer by assessing how well she hits given notes.
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What are two important purposes of logic? - ANSWER--understanding causality (cause-
and-effect relationships)
-identifying—and perhaps resolving—paradoxes, situations in which logical thought
leads to two different answers
What is an example of logic? - ANSWER-An epidemiologist who reviews the data on a
given outbreak of a disease and traces it back to its origins.
What is an epidemiologist? - ANSWER-A person who studies the incidence and
prevalence of disease in large populations and the detection and causes of epidemics
What is aesthetics? - ANSWER-A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful in
art, culture, or nature; the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and
expression of beauty
What is an example of aesthetics? - ANSWER-A film reviewer who explains why the
new blockbuster movie relies too much on action and plot, and not enough on character
development.
What is a figurative explanation? - ANSWER-A colorful, image-filled, metaphor-rich use
of language to describe art or life
What is an example of a figurative explanation? - ANSWER-A writer or poet, such as
Homer, who describes or explains using figurative language ("wine-dark sea"; "the
ground is thirsty").
What is a Dionysian response? - ANSWER-A spontaneous, unstructured, creative,
passionate reaction
What is a example of a Dionysian response? - ANSWER-An opera-goer who responds
emotionally, not rationally, and weeps as the leading lady sings her tragic aria
What is a aria? - ANSWER-A long accompanied song for a solo voice typically found in
a opera
What is a Apollonian response? - ANSWER-An analytical, rational, objective reaction
What is an example of a Apollonian response? - ANSWER-A music critic reviews the
performance of a singer by assessing how well she hits given notes.
