CSTU 101- Quiz 1-CHP.1 Questions and
Answers
Humanities Definition: - Answer-the study of how a culture expresses its values through the creation,
preservation, and transmission of ideas and works of art.
Culture - Answer-Culture is the sum total of the common things that bind people together in a society. -
political, social, philosophical, educational, and economical aspects
Values - Answer-If you take the word back to its original meaning, the word "value" has to do with
weighing something.
~Our deepest values are the things we believe are worth living for and worth dying for.
~The gold in the mine is valued by the miner, because he's risking his life to get it.
The apostle Paul writes one verse to define Biblical Christian values: - Answer-Philippians 1:21
"For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain."
~Whats worth living for? Christ.
, ~Whats worth dying for? To gain the promise of all we have in Christ-eternal life.
How does a culture express its values? - Answer-three ways: "the creation, the preservation, and the
transmission of ideas and works of art."
Creation of art - Answer-involves the productive, creative process that the artist engages in.
Study of humanities - Answer-The study of the humanities, then, is not just the study of art. It's the
study of all the things that a culture produces as an expression of its values and beliefs.
What exactly is created, preserved and transmitted within a culture? - Answer-Two things: "ideas and
works of art."
First category of humanities is called: - Answer-Reflective Arts
Reflective Arts - Answer-referring to the process of reflection, analysis, and contemplation.
~Academic disciplines: Philosophy, history, and theology.
History is a reflective art: "what people write down about the past" as they reflect upon its meaning and
significance for us today.
NOT: simply "what happened in the past
Second category of humanities is called: - Answer-Expressive Arts
-these are art forms that give explicit form to a set of values through a specific medium of expression.
~further subdivide this into:
1) Visual arts
2) Literary arts
3) Performing arts
Answers
Humanities Definition: - Answer-the study of how a culture expresses its values through the creation,
preservation, and transmission of ideas and works of art.
Culture - Answer-Culture is the sum total of the common things that bind people together in a society. -
political, social, philosophical, educational, and economical aspects
Values - Answer-If you take the word back to its original meaning, the word "value" has to do with
weighing something.
~Our deepest values are the things we believe are worth living for and worth dying for.
~The gold in the mine is valued by the miner, because he's risking his life to get it.
The apostle Paul writes one verse to define Biblical Christian values: - Answer-Philippians 1:21
"For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain."
~Whats worth living for? Christ.
, ~Whats worth dying for? To gain the promise of all we have in Christ-eternal life.
How does a culture express its values? - Answer-three ways: "the creation, the preservation, and the
transmission of ideas and works of art."
Creation of art - Answer-involves the productive, creative process that the artist engages in.
Study of humanities - Answer-The study of the humanities, then, is not just the study of art. It's the
study of all the things that a culture produces as an expression of its values and beliefs.
What exactly is created, preserved and transmitted within a culture? - Answer-Two things: "ideas and
works of art."
First category of humanities is called: - Answer-Reflective Arts
Reflective Arts - Answer-referring to the process of reflection, analysis, and contemplation.
~Academic disciplines: Philosophy, history, and theology.
History is a reflective art: "what people write down about the past" as they reflect upon its meaning and
significance for us today.
NOT: simply "what happened in the past
Second category of humanities is called: - Answer-Expressive Arts
-these are art forms that give explicit form to a set of values through a specific medium of expression.
~further subdivide this into:
1) Visual arts
2) Literary arts
3) Performing arts
