C100 WGU OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND WELL
RESEARCHED ANSWERS A+ GRADE
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the
study of the Humanities? - CORRECT ANSWER-It reinforces
interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of
information necessary to create a more holistic understanding
of who we are.
How was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles
in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist
principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural
communication? - CORRECT ANSWER-It helps us to interact with
and understand a variety of people from different times and
different places through their creative contributions.
What is the relationship between the humanities and
technology? - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
What theme is found in multiple historical periods? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Look for the unifying or main ideas.
What is true of myths? - CORRECT ANSWER-a) They are traditional
stories of a people or culture that are told to explain natural
phenomena and to record values and belief systems from
generation to generation.
b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper
understand of life.
Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to
the earliest human civilizations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy
and comedy. - CORRECT ANSWER-Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Architecture
, Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with
critical inquiry and reasoned argument? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of
England fulfills which purpose of art? - CORRECT ANSWER-Art as
political propaganda
What are the Humanities? - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of how
the human race understands and documents the human
experience through creative contributions in art, music,
literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc.
What are examples of universal themes? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love - CORRECT ANSWER-Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER-Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification - CORRECT
ANSWER-Aesthetic
Passionate or sexual love - CORRECT ANSWER-Eros
EXAM QUESTIONS AND WELL
RESEARCHED ANSWERS A+ GRADE
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the
study of the Humanities? - CORRECT ANSWER-It reinforces
interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of
information necessary to create a more holistic understanding
of who we are.
How was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles
in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored Humanist
principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural
communication? - CORRECT ANSWER-It helps us to interact with
and understand a variety of people from different times and
different places through their creative contributions.
What is the relationship between the humanities and
technology? - CORRECT ANSWER-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.
What theme is found in multiple historical periods? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Look for the unifying or main ideas.
What is true of myths? - CORRECT ANSWER-a) They are traditional
stories of a people or culture that are told to explain natural
phenomena and to record values and belief systems from
generation to generation.
b) They utilize archetypes and symbols to find a deeper
understand of life.
Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates back to
the earliest human civilizations. - CORRECT ANSWER-Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy
and comedy. - CORRECT ANSWER-Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Architecture
, Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with
critical inquiry and reasoned argument? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of
England fulfills which purpose of art? - CORRECT ANSWER-Art as
political propaganda
What are the Humanities? - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of how
the human race understands and documents the human
experience through creative contributions in art, music,
literature, philosophy, religion, dance, etc.
What are examples of universal themes? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love - CORRECT ANSWER-Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior - CORRECT
ANSWER-Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification - CORRECT
ANSWER-Aesthetic
Passionate or sexual love - CORRECT ANSWER-Eros
