Test Bank for The Art of Being Human, 12th Edition by Richard Paul Janaro
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Chaptern01:nThenHumanities:nAnShiningnBeaconn Complete Chapters
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MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. Heraclitusndemonstratesnthenartistrynof nlanguagenwhen,nasnanwaynof nstatingnthatnlifenconstantlynchanges,n
says
A) "an mann cannot n stepn inton then samen rivern twice."
B) "and n yet n hen seemed n busiern thann hen was."
C) "theren isn an crackn inn everything.n That'sn how n then light n getsn in."
D) "ton ben orn not n ton be—that n isn then question."
Difficulty:nMedium
QuestionID:n01-1-01
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n "an mann cannot n stepn inton then samen rivern twice."
2. Concerningnhumanism,nRenaissancenscholarsnbelievednthatnpeoplencouldnbecomenfullynhumannonlynif n
they
A) looked n beyond n Europen ton then worksn of n Asian and n Africa.
B) combatted n then socialn injusticesn of n then time.
C) developed n skillsn inn criticaln thinking.
D) studied n then best n worksn of n classicaln Greecen and n Rome.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-02
Page-Reference:n2
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
Answer:nD)n studied n then best n worksn of n classicaln Greecen and n Rome.
3. Redefiningnthenhumanitiesnfornthenwidernworldnmeans
A) learningn about n then great n worksn of n Greekn and n Romann culture.
B) maximizingn then numbern of n yearsn onen cann stayn alive.
C) beingn open-minded n and n receptiven ton ideasn fromn around n then globe.
D) understandingn that n truen beautyn liesn withinn us,n not n outsiden us.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-03
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
1-1
,Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
Answer:nC)n beingn open-minded n and n receptiven ton ideasn fromn around n then globe.
4. Studyingnthenhumanities—especiallynpoetrynandnliterature—allowsnusnto
A) follow n then rapid n shiftsn that n aren part n of n everydayn talk.
B) acquiren modelsn forn hown ton sayn thingsn that n prompt n othersn ton notice.
C) memorizen longn passagesn fromn then worksn of n great n authorsn suchn asn Shakespearen and n Oscarn Wilde.
D) usen socialn median and n communicaten casually.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-04
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nB)n acquiren modelsn forn hown ton sayn thingsn that n prompt n othersn ton notice.
5. UsingnthenSocraticnmethodnmeansnteachingnby
A) askingn questions.
B) deliveringn lectures.
C) recitingn wittyn sayings.
D) studyingn classicaln models.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-05
Page-Reference:n9
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n askingn questions.
6. Onenof nthengoalsnof nthinkingnaboutnthenhumanitiesnisntonbecome
A) an classicist.
B) an leadern of n an Socratesn café.
C) an Renaissancen man.
D) an universaln person.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-06
Page-Reference:n12
Topic:nBecomingn ann "Universal"n Person
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
1-2
,Objective:nLOn 1.3n Explainn whyn Leonardon dan Vincin isn considered n then perfect n modeln of n then "universal"n person.
Answer:nD)n an universaln person.
7. Whatnthirteenth-centurynpoetninfluencednthensongwriternLeonardnCohen?
A) Edgarn Degas
B) Christophern Phillips
C) Oscarn Wilde
D) Rumi
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-07
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nD)n Rumi
8. Byn"beauty,"nwenreferntonartworksnornothernobjectsnthatnare
A) adorned n orn decorated n lavishly.
B) naturallyn shiningn inn waysn othern objectsn aren not.
C) pleasingn and n right n inn then arrangementsn of n theirn parts.
D) surprising,n arresting,n and n bizarre.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-08
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nC)n pleasingn and n right n inn then arrangementsn of n theirn parts.
9. Thenprocessnbynwhichnscholarsnanalyzenandninterpretnthenworksnof nothersnisnknownnas
A) humanism.
B) criticaln thinking.
C) scholarlyn discipline.
D) then Socraticn method.
Difficulty:neasy
QuestionID:n01-1-09
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
1-3
, Answer:nB)n criticaln thinking.
10. Concerningnbeauty,nitnmaynbensaidnthat
A) an workn portrayingn then grotesquen orn uglyn cannot n given pleasure.
B) peoplen might n disagreen about n whethern an particularn workn isn beautiful.
C) then arrangement n of n an workn cann ben seriouslyn flawed n yet n stilln ben beautiful.
D) then universaln popularityn of n then Monan Lisan provesn that n culturen doesn not n playn an rolen inn beauty.
Difficulty:nModerate
QuestionID:n01-1-10
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.3n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nB)n peoplen might n disagreen about n whethern an particularn workn isn beautiful.
11. Thenpleasurenthatnwenhaveninnresponsentonbeautynisnsaidntonbe
A) aesthetic.
B) critical.
C) humanistic.
D) impersonal.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-11
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n aesthetic.
12. Thenhumanitiesnarenimportantninnthenprocessnof ncriticalnthinkingnbecausenthey
A) offern an window n inton understandingn how n peoplen thought n longn ago.
B) show n usn then few n modelsn of n excellencen that n aren worthyn of n studyn and n reflection.
C) allow n usn ton reflect n onn and n considern what n wen read,n see,n and n hear.
D) show n usn then right n wayn ton thinkn about n lifen and n art.
Difficulty:nModerate
QuestionID:n01-1-12
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn fullyn human
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n What n aren then humanities?
1-4
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Chaptern01:nThenHumanities:nAnShiningnBeaconn Complete Chapters
n
MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. Heraclitusndemonstratesnthenartistrynof nlanguagenwhen,nasnanwaynof nstatingnthatnlifenconstantlynchanges,n
says
A) "an mann cannot n stepn inton then samen rivern twice."
B) "and n yet n hen seemed n busiern thann hen was."
C) "theren isn an crackn inn everything.n That'sn how n then light n getsn in."
D) "ton ben orn not n ton be—that n isn then question."
Difficulty:nMedium
QuestionID:n01-1-01
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n "an mann cannot n stepn inton then samen rivern twice."
2. Concerningnhumanism,nRenaissancenscholarsnbelievednthatnpeoplencouldnbecomenfullynhumannonlynif n
they
A) looked n beyond n Europen ton then worksn of n Asian and n Africa.
B) combatted n then socialn injusticesn of n then time.
C) developed n skillsn inn criticaln thinking.
D) studied n then best n worksn of n classicaln Greecen and n Rome.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-02
Page-Reference:n2
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
Answer:nD)n studied n then best n worksn of n classicaln Greecen and n Rome.
3. Redefiningnthenhumanitiesnfornthenwidernworldnmeans
A) learningn about n then great n worksn of n Greekn and n Romann culture.
B) maximizingn then numbern of n yearsn onen cann stayn alive.
C) beingn open-minded n and n receptiven ton ideasn fromn around n then globe.
D) understandingn that n truen beautyn liesn withinn us,n not n outsiden us.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-03
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
1-1
,Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
Answer:nC)n beingn open-minded n and n receptiven ton ideasn fromn around n then globe.
4. Studyingnthenhumanities—especiallynpoetrynandnliterature—allowsnusnto
A) follow n then rapid n shiftsn that n aren part n of n everydayn talk.
B) acquiren modelsn forn hown ton sayn thingsn that n prompt n othersn ton notice.
C) memorizen longn passagesn fromn then worksn of n great n authorsn suchn asn Shakespearen and n Oscarn Wilde.
D) usen socialn median and n communicaten casually.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-04
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nB)n acquiren modelsn forn hown ton sayn thingsn that n prompt n othersn ton notice.
5. UsingnthenSocraticnmethodnmeansnteachingnby
A) askingn questions.
B) deliveringn lectures.
C) recitingn wittyn sayings.
D) studyingn classicaln models.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-05
Page-Reference:n9
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n askingn questions.
6. Onenof nthengoalsnof nthinkingnaboutnthenhumanitiesnisntonbecome
A) an classicist.
B) an leadern of n an Socratesn café.
C) an Renaissancen man.
D) an universaln person.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-06
Page-Reference:n12
Topic:nBecomingn ann "Universal"n Person
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
1-2
,Objective:nLOn 1.3n Explainn whyn Leonardon dan Vincin isn considered n then perfect n modeln of n then "universal"n person.
Answer:nD)n an universaln person.
7. Whatnthirteenth-centurynpoetninfluencednthensongwriternLeonardnCohen?
A) Edgarn Degas
B) Christophern Phillips
C) Oscarn Wilde
D) Rumi
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-07
Page-Reference:n8
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nD)n Rumi
8. Byn"beauty,"nwenreferntonartworksnornothernobjectsnthatnare
A) adorned n orn decorated n lavishly.
B) naturallyn shiningn inn waysn othern objectsn aren not.
C) pleasingn and n right n inn then arrangementsn of n theirn parts.
D) surprising,n arresting,n and n bizarre.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-08
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nC)n pleasingn and n right n inn then arrangementsn of n theirn parts.
9. Thenprocessnbynwhichnscholarsnanalyzenandninterpretnthenworksnof nothersnisnknownnas
A) humanism.
B) criticaln thinking.
C) scholarlyn discipline.
D) then Socraticn method.
Difficulty:neasy
QuestionID:n01-1-09
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn Fullyn Human
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Definen "then humanities."
1-3
, Answer:nB)n criticaln thinking.
10. Concerningnbeauty,nitnmaynbensaidnthat
A) an workn portrayingn then grotesquen orn uglyn cannot n given pleasure.
B) peoplen might n disagreen about n whethern an particularn workn isn beautiful.
C) then arrangement n of n an workn cann ben seriouslyn flawed n yet n stilln ben beautiful.
D) then universaln popularityn of n then Monan Lisan provesn that n culturen doesn not n playn an rolen inn beauty.
Difficulty:nModerate
QuestionID:n01-1-10
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.3n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nB)n peoplen might n disagreen about n whethern an particularn workn isn beautiful.
11. Thenpleasurenthatnwenhaveninnresponsentonbeautynisnsaidntonbe
A) aesthetic.
B) critical.
C) humanistic.
D) impersonal.
Difficulty:nEasy
QuestionID:n01-1-11
Page-Reference:n5
Topic:nGiftsn of n then Humanities
Skill:nRemembern then Facts
Objective:nLOn 1.1n Summarizen then giftsn of n then humanities.
Answer:nA)n aesthetic.
12. Thenhumanitiesnarenimportantninnthenprocessnof ncriticalnthinkingnbecausenthey
A) offern an window n inton understandingn how n peoplen thought n longn ago.
B) show n usn then few n modelsn of n excellencen that n aren worthyn of n studyn and n reflection.
C) allow n usn ton reflect n onn and n considern what n wen read,n see,n and n hear.
D) show n usn then right n wayn ton thinkn about n lifen and n art.
Difficulty:nModerate
QuestionID:n01-1-12
Page-Reference:n4
Topic:nBeingn fullyn human
Skill:nUnderstand n then Concepts
Objective:nLOn 1.2n What n aren then humanities?
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