WGU C100 Vocabulary, C100 Exam, C100 PA, C100
Module 1- 6 and Study Guide 564 Questions with
Verified Answers
The Forms - CORRECT ANSWER Plato's concept that there are ideal essences (the
Forms) of objects or things.
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER Government of direct rule by the people, a form
developed by the Greeks.
Doric order - CORRECT ANSWER The simplest of the classical Greek architectural
styles, featuring unadorned columns with no base.
Hubris - CORRECT ANSWER Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or
arrogance (originally toward the gods).
Entablature - CORRECT ANSWER The horizontal layers of material of a building
that are supported by columns or walls.
Epic - CORRECT ANSWER A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a
legendary hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film) dealing with epic themes.
Frieze - CORRECT ANSWER A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted
decoration, usually on a wall near the ceiling.
,Philosopher King - CORRECT ANSWER A hypothetical ruler, or Guardian, of Plato's
ideal city-state.
Kouros - CORRECT ANSWER Type of statue featuring life-sized male nudes in a
stance in which the left foot is placed in front of the right.
Muses - CORRECT ANSWER Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and
science.
Post and lintel - CORRECT ANSWER Classical Greek architectural design that
features two upright posts supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Canon - CORRECT ANSWER A set of rules developed by the Greek artist Polykleitos
for creating perfect proportionality in the human figure.
Lyre - CORRECT ANSWER A string instrument like a U-shaped harp known for its
use by the classical Greeks.
Classicism - CORRECT ANSWER Aesthetic attitudes and principles found in the art,
architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.
Skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER A philosophy that maintains that there can be no
certainty in human knowledge and that mankind should continually be involved
with finding the truth.
,Catharsis - CORRECT ANSWER The purging of a spectator's strong emotions
through experiencing tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Pediment - CORRECT ANSWER The triangular upper part of the front of a building
in the classical style.
Golden Mean - CORRECT ANSWER Aristotle's term for the desirable middle
between two extremes, between excess and inadequacy.
Socratic Method - CORRECT ANSWER Analytical method of reasoning developed
by Greek philosopher Socrates that asks a progression of questions in pursuit of
the truth.
Capital - CORRECT ANSWER The top part of a column between the shaft of the
column and the entablature.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the creative and intellectual
contributions of all human cultures.
Republic - CORRECT ANSWER Government where supreme power rests in the
body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen
directly or indirectly.
Hellenic - CORRECT ANSWER A synonym for Greek.
, Allegory of the Cave - CORRECT ANSWER Plato's extended metaphor in The
Republic that contrasts the way in which most humans perceive reality and Plato's
idea of the true form of reality.
Diction - CORRECT ANSWER Word-choice; can be classified as formal or informal,
or denotative or connotative.
Hudson River School - CORRECT ANSWER An American art movement that focused
on Romantic themes and on the sublimity of nature.
transcendentalism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical movement during the
Romantic era that emphasized feeling over reason and the role of the individual
finding an intuitive relation to the universe through solitude amid nature.
iconoclasm - CORRECT ANSWER The deliberate destruction of religious art,
imagery, icons, and other symbols or monuments.
Renaissance - CORRECT ANSWER A period in Western history, from the 14th
through the 16th centuries, marked by a revival of interest in the culture of Greco-
Roman antiquity and a flourishing of artistic and intellectual achievement.
In Praise of Folly - CORRECT ANSWER A satirical essay written by Desiderius
Erasmus (1466-1536) in which he criticizes the abuses and corruption of Catholic
doctrine in parts of the Catholic Church.
Module 1- 6 and Study Guide 564 Questions with
Verified Answers
The Forms - CORRECT ANSWER Plato's concept that there are ideal essences (the
Forms) of objects or things.
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER Government of direct rule by the people, a form
developed by the Greeks.
Doric order - CORRECT ANSWER The simplest of the classical Greek architectural
styles, featuring unadorned columns with no base.
Hubris - CORRECT ANSWER Greek word for excessive pride, presumption or
arrogance (originally toward the gods).
Entablature - CORRECT ANSWER The horizontal layers of material of a building
that are supported by columns or walls.
Epic - CORRECT ANSWER A long poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a
legendary hero; any narrative work (novel, drama, film) dealing with epic themes.
Frieze - CORRECT ANSWER A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted
decoration, usually on a wall near the ceiling.
,Philosopher King - CORRECT ANSWER A hypothetical ruler, or Guardian, of Plato's
ideal city-state.
Kouros - CORRECT ANSWER Type of statue featuring life-sized male nudes in a
stance in which the left foot is placed in front of the right.
Muses - CORRECT ANSWER Goddesses of inspiration for literature, art, and
science.
Post and lintel - CORRECT ANSWER Classical Greek architectural design that
features two upright posts supporting a crossbeam called a lintel.
Canon - CORRECT ANSWER A set of rules developed by the Greek artist Polykleitos
for creating perfect proportionality in the human figure.
Lyre - CORRECT ANSWER A string instrument like a U-shaped harp known for its
use by the classical Greeks.
Classicism - CORRECT ANSWER Aesthetic attitudes and principles found in the art,
architecture, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.
Skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER A philosophy that maintains that there can be no
certainty in human knowledge and that mankind should continually be involved
with finding the truth.
,Catharsis - CORRECT ANSWER The purging of a spectator's strong emotions
through experiencing tragedy; one of Aristotle's concepts.
Pediment - CORRECT ANSWER The triangular upper part of the front of a building
in the classical style.
Golden Mean - CORRECT ANSWER Aristotle's term for the desirable middle
between two extremes, between excess and inadequacy.
Socratic Method - CORRECT ANSWER Analytical method of reasoning developed
by Greek philosopher Socrates that asks a progression of questions in pursuit of
the truth.
Capital - CORRECT ANSWER The top part of a column between the shaft of the
column and the entablature.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER The study of the creative and intellectual
contributions of all human cultures.
Republic - CORRECT ANSWER Government where supreme power rests in the
body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen
directly or indirectly.
Hellenic - CORRECT ANSWER A synonym for Greek.
, Allegory of the Cave - CORRECT ANSWER Plato's extended metaphor in The
Republic that contrasts the way in which most humans perceive reality and Plato's
idea of the true form of reality.
Diction - CORRECT ANSWER Word-choice; can be classified as formal or informal,
or denotative or connotative.
Hudson River School - CORRECT ANSWER An American art movement that focused
on Romantic themes and on the sublimity of nature.
transcendentalism - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical movement during the
Romantic era that emphasized feeling over reason and the role of the individual
finding an intuitive relation to the universe through solitude amid nature.
iconoclasm - CORRECT ANSWER The deliberate destruction of religious art,
imagery, icons, and other symbols or monuments.
Renaissance - CORRECT ANSWER A period in Western history, from the 14th
through the 16th centuries, marked by a revival of interest in the culture of Greco-
Roman antiquity and a flourishing of artistic and intellectual achievement.
In Praise of Folly - CORRECT ANSWER A satirical essay written by Desiderius
Erasmus (1466-1536) in which he criticizes the abuses and corruption of Catholic
doctrine in parts of the Catholic Church.
