SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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◉ 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.