C100 WGU Objective Assessment questions with
verified answers
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the
crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Ans✓✓✓-Encyclopedie
A first-person account that documents the inhumanity and human rights abuses
enacted by slavery, which helped to gather support for the abolitionist
movement. Ans✓✓✓-The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
A Gothic novel in which a scientist, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge, brings a
corpse to life. Ans✓✓✓-Frankenstein
A Gothic poem that represents the speaker's persistent grief over the death of his
beloved. Ans✓✓✓-The Raven
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. Ans✓✓✓-
Monomyth
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.
Ans✓✓✓-Lysistrata
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer religious and
social criticism. Ans✓✓✓-Tartuffe
A poem in free verse that explores the speaker's connection to humanity and to
nature. Ans✓✓✓-Leaves of Grass
,A recurrent example or model of human behavior Ans✓✓✓-Archetypes
A sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused
on ideal human forms. Ans✓✓✓-Michelangelo's David
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. Ans✓✓✓-Oedipus Rex
A work of Reformation art, this watercolor signifies an interest in the natural
world, depicting the subject in fine detail with almost photographic accuracy.
Ans✓✓✓-Young Hare
American composers of hymns and church music were inspired by which of the
following during the Romantic period? Ans✓✓✓-They looked abroad for
inspiration, drawing from the works of great Classical composers of Europe.
An epic novel set on the high seas that recounts one man's futile quest to
dominate nature. Ans✓✓✓-Moby Dick
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. Ans✓✓✓-The Odyssey
An experience of beauty that is its own justification Ans✓✓✓-Aesthetic
, Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a
good, balanced life. Ans✓✓✓-The Republic
Brotherly or selfless love Ans✓✓✓-Agape
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Ans✓✓✓-Religion
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. Ans✓✓✓-Architecture
Dialogue that emphasized how members of a Renaissance court could portray
their own unique personalities and self-fashioning. Ans✓✓✓-The Courtier
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to
the goddess Athena, patron of Athens. Ans✓✓✓-The Parthenon
French painter Gustave Courbet once said: "I have never seen angels. Show me an
angel and I will paint one." Which philosophical approach from the Realist period
does this quotation express? Ans✓✓✓-Scientific Materialism
Hard Times Ans✓✓✓-A novel that explicitly critiques the philosophy of
Utilitarianism by depicting the hypocrisy of the rich, the plight of the poor, and
the gritty realities of industrialization.
How did advancements in science lead to innovations in other disciplines during
the Renaissance period? Ans✓✓✓-Scientific knowledge about human physiology
created greater understanding of how the human eye perceives light and
distance, which led painters to experiment with techniques of perspectives and
chiaroscuro.
verified answers
A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the
crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Ans✓✓✓-Encyclopedie
A first-person account that documents the inhumanity and human rights abuses
enacted by slavery, which helped to gather support for the abolitionist
movement. Ans✓✓✓-The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
A Gothic novel in which a scientist, in pursuit of ultimate knowledge, brings a
corpse to life. Ans✓✓✓-Frankenstein
A Gothic poem that represents the speaker's persistent grief over the death of his
beloved. Ans✓✓✓-The Raven
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. Ans✓✓✓-
Monomyth
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.
Ans✓✓✓-Lysistrata
A play by Moliere that utilizes satire to expose hypocrisy and offer religious and
social criticism. Ans✓✓✓-Tartuffe
A poem in free verse that explores the speaker's connection to humanity and to
nature. Ans✓✓✓-Leaves of Grass
,A recurrent example or model of human behavior Ans✓✓✓-Archetypes
A sculpture emphasizing the renewed learning from classical sources that focused
on ideal human forms. Ans✓✓✓-Michelangelo's David
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. Ans✓✓✓-Oedipus Rex
A work of Reformation art, this watercolor signifies an interest in the natural
world, depicting the subject in fine detail with almost photographic accuracy.
Ans✓✓✓-Young Hare
American composers of hymns and church music were inspired by which of the
following during the Romantic period? Ans✓✓✓-They looked abroad for
inspiration, drawing from the works of great Classical composers of Europe.
An epic novel set on the high seas that recounts one man's futile quest to
dominate nature. Ans✓✓✓-Moby Dick
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. Ans✓✓✓-The Odyssey
An experience of beauty that is its own justification Ans✓✓✓-Aesthetic
, Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a
good, balanced life. Ans✓✓✓-The Republic
Brotherly or selfless love Ans✓✓✓-Agape
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. Ans✓✓✓-Religion
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. Ans✓✓✓-Architecture
Dialogue that emphasized how members of a Renaissance court could portray
their own unique personalities and self-fashioning. Ans✓✓✓-The Courtier
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to
the goddess Athena, patron of Athens. Ans✓✓✓-The Parthenon
French painter Gustave Courbet once said: "I have never seen angels. Show me an
angel and I will paint one." Which philosophical approach from the Realist period
does this quotation express? Ans✓✓✓-Scientific Materialism
Hard Times Ans✓✓✓-A novel that explicitly critiques the philosophy of
Utilitarianism by depicting the hypocrisy of the rich, the plight of the poor, and
the gritty realities of industrialization.
How did advancements in science lead to innovations in other disciplines during
the Renaissance period? Ans✓✓✓-Scientific knowledge about human physiology
created greater understanding of how the human eye perceives light and
distance, which led painters to experiment with techniques of perspectives and
chiaroscuro.
