Introduction to humanities Pretest Objective Assessment (OA)Latest 2025 GRADED A+

1 What is an aesthetic experience? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER A comparison of beauty A feeling of pleasure that justifies itself A rejection of individualized art An objective experience 2. Which topic is studied by the humanities? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER The demographic make-up of mass human social organizations The cultures and beliefs that make up the experience of being human How humans interact with their surrounding environment Patterns, causes, and conditions of human health 3. Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Epistemology Ethics Logic Metaphysics 4. What is a clear example of the creation of aesthetic beauty in a humanities discipline? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER A chemist creates a new method of hexane extraction in the laboratory An artist feels inspired by nature and paints a picture of the mountain landscape. A welder fabricates components for construction of a new high-rise building. lOMoAR cPSD| YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER A worker assembles parts of an automobile on a production line. 5. Match each type of love with its definition. Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers from the pull-down list. YOUR ANSWER Eros Passionate love favored by Greek poets Platonic Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks Courtly A romantic love emphasized in the medieval period 6. CORRECT ANSWER Passionate love favored by Greek poets Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks A romantic love emphasized in the medieval period How does technology impact the visual arts? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Technology allows fewer people to access the arts. Technology allows us to archive, reproduce, and share artwork in many ways. Technological innovations reduce our ability to experience the visual arts Technological progress provides the primary inspiration for artists. 7. Which classical theme critiqued the belief that only the gods could create models of morality? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Democracy Humanism Balance Polytheism 8. What are three techniques used by ancient Greek playwrights Sophocles and Aristophanes? lOMoAR cPSD| YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Foreshadowing, discovery, and reversal of fortune Revelation, secrecy, and a chorus Surprise, illustration, and illumination Double entendre, stealing, and deception 9. Why is Sappho's classical poem "A Lament for Adonis" considered lyrical poetry? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER It expresses feelings of romantic love. It recounts a hero's journey. It reveals a tragic flaw. It satirizes political issues. 10. Read the following dialogue among female characters from Aristophanes's classical play Lysistrata: LYSISTRATA: Don't you feel sad and sorry because the fathers of your children are far away from you with the army? For I'll wager there is not one of you whose husband is not abroad at this moment. CLEONICÉ: Mine has been the last five months in Thrace--looking after Eucrates. MYRRHINÉ: It's seven long months since mine left me for Pylos. LAMPITO: As for mine, if he ever does return from service, he's no sooner home than he takes down his shield again and flies back to the wars. LYSISTRATA: And not so much as the shadow of a lover! Since the day the Milesians betrayed us, I have never once seen an eight-inch godemiche even, to be a leathern consolation to us poor widows .... Now tell me, if I have discovered a means of ending the war, will you all second me? MYRRHINÉ: Yes verily, by all the goddesses, I swear I will, though I have to put my gown in pawn, and drink the money the same day. CLEONICÉ: And so will I, though I must be split in two like a flat-fish, and have half myself removed. LAMPITO: And I too; why to secure peace, I would climb to the top of Mount Taygetus. LYSISTRATA: Then I will out with it at last, my mighty secret! Oh! sister women, if we would compelour husbands to make peace, we must refrain... lOMoAR cPSD| MYRRHINÉ: Refrain from what? tell us, tell us! [Lysistrata proceeds to convince the women to take a drastic action to end the war.] What is true about this play? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER The women decide to refuse to have sex with their husbands until the war is called off, which challenges traditional ideas of the role of wives in classical society. The women are fed up with the warmongering activities of their husbands and decide to boycott domestic chores, which is a rejection of the role of wives in Greek society. The women's decision to contest their husbands' warmongering activities suggests that women were equal to men in classical society. The women's decision to organize and collectively refuse sex demonstrates that women garner a higher social status than men in classical Greek society. 11. Which two characteristics of classical epic poetry are shared by Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid? Choose 2 answers YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER They present the hero as a model of the ideal man in Greek and Roman culture. They explore the complex relationship between humans and the gods. They contain versions of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." They explore the effects of industrialization on Greek and Roman culture. They were intended to be performed as plays during religious festivals. 12. How did the development of democracy impact the classical period? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER The democratic republic emerged as an alternative to tyrannical forms of government. Combined with feudalism, democracy helped to promote economic stability. Democratic forms provided opportunities for women to serve in political leadership roles. lOMoAR cPSD| YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Democratic representation served to eliminate oligarchy as a viable form of government. 13. What is the significance of the kouros in terms of cultural exchange during the classical period? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER It is a Greek refinement of the Egyptian figural sculpture. It is a Roman style of household decoration that was also used by wealthy Greeks. It is an art form that the Greeks borrowed from the Phoenicians for religious and cultural festivals. It is an Iberian artifact used by the Greeks to mark burial sites. 14. How is the classical concept of the "republic" still evidenced in contemporary life? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER In a republic, voting citizens have supreme rule but decisions are carried out through elected officials, which is the foundation of the American political system. In a republic, the decisions and laws are made by presidents with constitutional authority, which is the basis of American democracy. In a republic, citizens elect senators to serve for six years, which forms the basis of the legislative branch of the U.S. government. In a republic, which means "rule by the people," all citizens have an equal say in government decisions, which is the basic structure of American democracy. 15. Which two beliefs are characteristic of the Renaissance? Choose 2 answers YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Scientific inquiry will increase human knowledge of the world. A reduction in dependence on slave labor should be society’s goal. Church doctrine provides the most accurate model for the ideal social life. lOMoAR cPSD| YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Classical literary and philosophical works provide resources for learning and living. 16. What was the effect of rationalism during the Renaissance? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER Rationalism supplied a new perspective for people to think about science and nature instead of relying on superstitious or religious explanations for natural phenomena. Rationalism took an anti-secularism approach to nature and science Rationalism signaled a return to the classical period's mythological explanations for natural phenomena. Rationalism encouraged individuals to seek out explanations for natural phenomena by examining classical mythology and explanations for nature.