WGU C100 Humanities Test Study 52 Questions
with Verified Answers
a feeling of pleasure that justifies itself. - CORRECT ANSWER What is an aesthetic
experience?
The culture and beliefs that make up the experience of being human. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which topic is studied by the humanities?
Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWER Which branch of philosophy deals with the
nature and scope of knowledge?
Being inspired by nature and paints picture of mountain side landscape - CORRECT
ANSWER What is a clear example of the create of aesthetic beauty in a humanities
discipline?
It offered a life like posture of a man balanced on 1 foot, known as contrapposto -
CORRECT ANSWER Why is Doryphoros a notable example of Greek sculpture?
Greeks developed democracy and focused on honoring deities. Rome formed
republic and glorified the Roman empire - CORRECT ANSWER How do the seems
of Greece and Rome differ?
Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient medeival - CORRECT ANSWER Courtly
Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER Platonic
, Erotic love emphasized by ancient Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER Eros
allows us to archive, reproduce, and share artwork in many ways. - CORRECT
ANSWER How does technology impact the visual arts?
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER Which classical theme critiqued the belief that
only the gods could create models of morality?
Foreshadowing, discovery, and reversal of fortune. - CORRECT ANSWER What are
three techniques used by ancient Greet playwrights Sophocles and Aristophanes.
It expresses feeling of romantic love. - CORRECT ANSWER Why is Sappho's
classical poem "A lament for Adonis" considered lyrical poetry?
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER The dialogue among female characters from Aristophane's
classical play Lysistrata:
They explore the complex relationship between humans and the gods.
They present the hero as a model of the ideal man in Greek and Roman culture. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which two characteristics of classical epic poetry are shared by
homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid?
with Verified Answers
a feeling of pleasure that justifies itself. - CORRECT ANSWER What is an aesthetic
experience?
The culture and beliefs that make up the experience of being human. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which topic is studied by the humanities?
Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWER Which branch of philosophy deals with the
nature and scope of knowledge?
Being inspired by nature and paints picture of mountain side landscape - CORRECT
ANSWER What is a clear example of the create of aesthetic beauty in a humanities
discipline?
It offered a life like posture of a man balanced on 1 foot, known as contrapposto -
CORRECT ANSWER Why is Doryphoros a notable example of Greek sculpture?
Greeks developed democracy and focused on honoring deities. Rome formed
republic and glorified the Roman empire - CORRECT ANSWER How do the seems
of Greece and Rome differ?
Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient medeival - CORRECT ANSWER Courtly
Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER Platonic
, Erotic love emphasized by ancient Greeks - CORRECT ANSWER Eros
allows us to archive, reproduce, and share artwork in many ways. - CORRECT
ANSWER How does technology impact the visual arts?
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER Which classical theme critiqued the belief that
only the gods could create models of morality?
Foreshadowing, discovery, and reversal of fortune. - CORRECT ANSWER What are
three techniques used by ancient Greet playwrights Sophocles and Aristophanes.
It expresses feeling of romantic love. - CORRECT ANSWER Why is Sappho's
classical poem "A lament for Adonis" considered lyrical poetry?
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER The dialogue among female characters from Aristophane's
classical play Lysistrata:
They explore the complex relationship between humans and the gods.
They present the hero as a model of the ideal man in Greek and Roman culture. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which two characteristics of classical epic poetry are shared by
homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid?
