C100 WGU Objective Assessment
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 was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? - ANSWER Ancient
Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored
Humanist principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication? -
ANSWER It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from
different times and different places through their creative contributions.
How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's understanding of
humanity? - ANSWER 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.
What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth? - ANSWER Myths can
include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the
hero's journey.
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the
goddess Athena, patron of Athens. - ANSWER The Parthenon
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a
good, balanced life. - ANSWER The Republic
An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal Greek hero who combined all the
greatest virtues of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek
pantheon of gods. - ANSWER The Odyssey
A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose
pride ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate
punishment of blindness and exile. - ANSWER Oedipus Rex
A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the
Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate. -
ANSWER Lysistrata
Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the
Classical Period? - ANSWER The theme of humanism because it emphasizes
human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods.
Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? -
ANSWER It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form.
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 was Humanism reflected in the non-western world? - ANSWER Ancient
Chinese culture embraced principles in Confucianism and Buddhism that mirrored
Humanist principles.
How does studying the Humanities increase cross-cultural communication? -
ANSWER It helps us to interact with and understand a variety of people from
different times and different places through their creative contributions.
How does studying the portrayal of love over time enhance one's understanding of
humanity? - ANSWER 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.
What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth? - ANSWER Myths can
include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the
hero's journey.
Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the
goddess Athena, patron of Athens. - ANSWER The Parthenon
Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a
good, balanced life. - ANSWER The Republic
An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal Greek hero who combined all the
greatest virtues of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek
pantheon of gods. - ANSWER The Odyssey
A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose
pride ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate
punishment of blindness and exile. - ANSWER Oedipus Rex
A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the
Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate. -
ANSWER Lysistrata
Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the
Classical Period? - ANSWER The theme of humanism because it emphasizes
human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods.
Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? -
ANSWER It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form.
