C100 WGU OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? - 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? - Answer -Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? - Answer -Look for the unifying
or main ideas.
What is true of myths? - 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. - Answer -Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy. - Answer
-Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. - Answer -Architecture
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. - Answer -Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasoned argument? - Answer -Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which
purpose of art? - Answer -Art as political propaganda
What are the Humanities? - 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? - Answer -Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love - Answer -Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior - Answer -Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification - Answer -Aesthetic
, Passionate or sexual love - Answer -Eros
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. - Answer -
Monomyth
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities? -
Answer -It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information
necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are.
How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ? - Answer -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.
What reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period? - Answer -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.
What cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period? - Answer -The Greeks
borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their
sculpture.
What were the means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period? - Answer -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.
Which aspects are directly influenced by the Classical Period? - Answer -Democracy
and U.S. National Monuments
How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? represent classical
influence? - Answer -The protagonist's journey draws on a number of motifs, themes,
and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey.
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? - Answer -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.
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? - 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? - Answer -Individualism
How do we identify themes in a literary or artistic work? - Answer -Look for the unifying
or main ideas.
What is true of myths? - 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. - Answer -Dance
Stems from the early Greeks, with their development of tragedy and comedy. - Answer
-Theater
Concerned with the interplay of form and function. - Answer -Architecture
Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs. - Answer -Religion
Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily concerned with critical inquiry and
reasoned argument? - Answer -Philosophy
The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which
purpose of art? - Answer -Art as political propaganda
What are the Humanities? - 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? - Answer -Love and the Hero
Brotherly or selfless love - Answer -Agape
A recurrent example or model of human behavior - Answer -Archetypes
An experience of beauty that is its own justification - Answer -Aesthetic
, Passionate or sexual love - Answer -Eros
A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history. - Answer -
Monomyth
Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the Humanities? -
Answer -It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information
necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are.
How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ? - Answer -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.
What reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period? - Answer -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.
What cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period? - Answer -The Greeks
borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and used Egyptian influences in their
sculpture.
What were the means of cultural exchange during the Classical Period? - Answer -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.
Which aspects are directly influenced by the Classical Period? - Answer -Democracy
and U.S. National Monuments
How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? represent classical
influence? - Answer -The protagonist's journey draws on a number of motifs, themes,
and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey.
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? - Answer -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.
