WGU C100 Objective Assessment 113 Questions
with Verified Answers
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. - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology?
Individualism - CORRECT ANSWER What theme is found in multiple historical
periods?
Look for the unifying or main ideas. - CORRECT ANSWER How do we identify
themes in a literary or artistic work?
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER What is true of myths?
Dance - CORRECT ANSWER Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates
back to the earliest human civilizations.
Theater - CORRECT ANSWER Stems from the early Greeks, with their development
of tragedy and comedy.
,Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER Concerned with the interplay of form and
function.
Religion - CORRECT ANSWER Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs.
Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily
concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned argument?
Art as political propaganda - CORRECT ANSWER The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction
of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art?
The study of how the human race understands and documents the human
experience through creative contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy,
religion, dance, etc. - CORRECT ANSWER What are the Humanities?
Love and the Hero - CORRECT ANSWER What are examples of universal themes?
Agape - CORRECT ANSWER Brotherly or selfless love
Archetypes - CORRECT ANSWER A recurrent example or model of human behavior
Aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER An experience of beauty that is its own justification
Eros - CORRECT ANSWER Passionate or sexual love
, Monomyth - CORRECT ANSWER A myth that is embraced by a majority of people
throughout history.
It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information
necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are. - CORRECT
ANSWER Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the
Humanities?
Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that
mirrored Humanist principles. - CORRECT ANSWER How was Humanism reflected
in the non-western world?
It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times
and different places through their creative contributions. - CORRECT ANSWER
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication?
The study of love in all its form (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a
distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists. - CORRECT
ANSWER How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's
understanding of humanity?
Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth
focuses on the hero's journey. - CORRECT ANSWER What is the difference
between a myth and a monomyth?
with Verified Answers
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. - CORRECT ANSWER
What is the relationship between the humanities and technology?
Individualism - CORRECT ANSWER What theme is found in multiple historical
periods?
Look for the unifying or main ideas. - CORRECT ANSWER How do we identify
themes in a literary or artistic work?
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER What is true of myths?
Dance - CORRECT ANSWER Part of public ceremony, ritual, or entertainment dates
back to the earliest human civilizations.
Theater - CORRECT ANSWER Stems from the early Greeks, with their development
of tragedy and comedy.
,Architecture - CORRECT ANSWER Concerned with the interplay of form and
function.
Religion - CORRECT ANSWER Can include any system of ethics, values, and beliefs.
Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER Which discipline of the Humanities is primarily
concerned with critical inquiry and reasoned argument?
Art as political propaganda - CORRECT ANSWER The Bayeux Tapestry's depiction
of the Norman Conquest of England fulfills which purpose of art?
The study of how the human race understands and documents the human
experience through creative contributions in art, music, literature, philosophy,
religion, dance, etc. - CORRECT ANSWER What are the Humanities?
Love and the Hero - CORRECT ANSWER What are examples of universal themes?
Agape - CORRECT ANSWER Brotherly or selfless love
Archetypes - CORRECT ANSWER A recurrent example or model of human behavior
Aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER An experience of beauty that is its own justification
Eros - CORRECT ANSWER Passionate or sexual love
, Monomyth - CORRECT ANSWER A myth that is embraced by a majority of people
throughout history.
It reinforces interdisciplinary study and facilitates the exchange of information
necessary to create a more holistic understanding of who we are. - CORRECT
ANSWER Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of the
Humanities?
Ancient Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that
mirrored Humanist principles. - CORRECT ANSWER How was Humanism reflected
in the non-western world?
It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from different times
and different places through their creative contributions. - CORRECT ANSWER
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication?
The study of love in all its form (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a
distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists. - CORRECT
ANSWER How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's
understanding of humanity?
Myths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth
focuses on the hero's journey. - CORRECT ANSWER What is the difference
between a myth and a monomyth?
