WGU C100 HUMANITIES FINAL QUESTIONS
What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? - Answer -Oedipus Rex
What Poet wrote Iliad? - Answer -Homer
Greek Architecture was based on what structure? - Answer -Post and Lintel
The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? - Answer -
The Parthenon
Geek plays generally shown in a ? - Answer -Ampitheater
Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome
for Centeries. - Answer -The Patheon
Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? - Answer -Every Day Life
Polytheism - Answer -Belief in Multiple Gods
Ancient Greeks formed what kind of Government? - Answer -Democracy
Classical Drama Consisted of ? - Answer -Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr Plays
The Republic - Answer -Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government
and how to live.
Oedipus Rex - Answer -A story about a man who lives his life not knowing the truth
about his parentige, his pride causes him to ignore humanity, resulting in blindness and
exile.
The Odyssey - Answer -Epic poem narrating the story of a greek hero who combined
all the greatest virtues of greek culture as well as greek Pantheon gods.
The Parthenon - Answer -Emphasized the themes of order and balance, as a temple to
the goddess Athena.
Lysistrata - Answer -A play about heroic women who with held sex from their husbands
to end the war.
Sappho's Lyric poem "Alament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the classical
period? - Answer -Humanism (Classical)
Why is the statue Kouros a notable Greek Sculpture? - Answer -It Utilizes vertical and
Horizontal Symetry
, Which innovation during the classical period was based on balance and reason? -
Answer -The development of Western Philosophy and ideas of the Modern Scientific
Method.
How can art function beyond it Aesthetic Value? - Answer -It can act as political and
social commentary.
Which disiplines fall within the realm of Humanities? - Answer -Music, religion, literature
and Arcitech.
Myths - Answer -Traditional Stories that serve to explain some phenomena, the origin
of humanity or customs or religious rights.
Philosophy - Answer -Logic, aesthetics and epistemology are branches of ?
Functions of Art? - Answer -Art can assist physical and emotional healing.
Art can be used to enable commerse-advertising and sales.
Art provides Aesthetic pleasure.
Love and the Archetype of hero are examples of? - Answer -Universal Themes
Chronological Timeline of events allows you to? - Answer -See connections between
cause and effect.
Unifying ideas that are developed or repeated? - Answer -Themes
What are 2 things that are true about humanities and technology? - Answer -1.
Technology has increased our ability to preserve documents and shared works.
2. The internet increased the value of art.
Which theme is found in multiple historical periods? - Answer -Individualism
How do we identify literary artists work? - Answer -Look for unifying or main ideas
What are 2 things that are true of myths? - Answer -1. They are traditional stories of
people or culture.
2. They utilize Archetypes and symbols.
Architecture - Answer -Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
Religion - Answer -Can include ethics, values and beliefs.
Dance - Answer -Part of a public ceremony or ritual. entertainment.
Theater - Answer -Stems from early Greeks. Tradgety or comedy.
What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? - Answer -Oedipus Rex
What Poet wrote Iliad? - Answer -Homer
Greek Architecture was based on what structure? - Answer -Post and Lintel
The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? - Answer -
The Parthenon
Geek plays generally shown in a ? - Answer -Ampitheater
Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome
for Centeries. - Answer -The Patheon
Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? - Answer -Every Day Life
Polytheism - Answer -Belief in Multiple Gods
Ancient Greeks formed what kind of Government? - Answer -Democracy
Classical Drama Consisted of ? - Answer -Tragedies, Comedies and Satyr Plays
The Republic - Answer -Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government
and how to live.
Oedipus Rex - Answer -A story about a man who lives his life not knowing the truth
about his parentige, his pride causes him to ignore humanity, resulting in blindness and
exile.
The Odyssey - Answer -Epic poem narrating the story of a greek hero who combined
all the greatest virtues of greek culture as well as greek Pantheon gods.
The Parthenon - Answer -Emphasized the themes of order and balance, as a temple to
the goddess Athena.
Lysistrata - Answer -A play about heroic women who with held sex from their husbands
to end the war.
Sappho's Lyric poem "Alament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the classical
period? - Answer -Humanism (Classical)
Why is the statue Kouros a notable Greek Sculpture? - Answer -It Utilizes vertical and
Horizontal Symetry
, Which innovation during the classical period was based on balance and reason? -
Answer -The development of Western Philosophy and ideas of the Modern Scientific
Method.
How can art function beyond it Aesthetic Value? - Answer -It can act as political and
social commentary.
Which disiplines fall within the realm of Humanities? - Answer -Music, religion, literature
and Arcitech.
Myths - Answer -Traditional Stories that serve to explain some phenomena, the origin
of humanity or customs or religious rights.
Philosophy - Answer -Logic, aesthetics and epistemology are branches of ?
Functions of Art? - Answer -Art can assist physical and emotional healing.
Art can be used to enable commerse-advertising and sales.
Art provides Aesthetic pleasure.
Love and the Archetype of hero are examples of? - Answer -Universal Themes
Chronological Timeline of events allows you to? - Answer -See connections between
cause and effect.
Unifying ideas that are developed or repeated? - Answer -Themes
What are 2 things that are true about humanities and technology? - Answer -1.
Technology has increased our ability to preserve documents and shared works.
2. The internet increased the value of art.
Which theme is found in multiple historical periods? - Answer -Individualism
How do we identify literary artists work? - Answer -Look for unifying or main ideas
What are 2 things that are true of myths? - Answer -1. They are traditional stories of
people or culture.
2. They utilize Archetypes and symbols.
Architecture - Answer -Concerned with the interplay of form and function.
Religion - Answer -Can include ethics, values and beliefs.
Dance - Answer -Part of a public ceremony or ritual. entertainment.
Theater - Answer -Stems from early Greeks. Tradgety or comedy.
