C100 Introduction to Humanities Pre-Assessment Questions And Correct Answers.
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WGU C100
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WGU C100
What is an aesthetic experience? - Answer A feeling of pleasure that justifies itself
Which topic is studied by the humanities? - Answer The cultures and beliefs that make up the experience of being human
Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? - Answer Epi...
C100 Introduction to Humanities Pre-
Assessment Questions And Correct
Answers.
What is an aesthetic experience? - Answer A feeling of pleasure that justifies itself
Which topic is studied by the humanities? - Answer The cultures and beliefs that make up the
experience of being human
Which branch of philosophy deals with the nature and scope of knowledge? - Answer Epistemology
What is a clear example of the creation of aesthetic beauty in a humanities discipline? - Answer An artist
feels inspired by nature and paints a picture of the mountain landscape
Eros - Answer Passionate love favored by Greek poets
Platonic - Answer Non-sexual love emphasized by ancient Greeks
Courtly - Answer A romantic love emphasized in the medieval period
How does technology impact the visual arts? - Answer Technology allows us to archive, reproduce, and
share artwork in many ways
Which classical theme critiqued the belief that only the gods could create models of morality? - Answer
Humanism
What are three techniques used by ancient Greek playwrights Sophocles and Aristophanes? - Answer
Foreshadowing, discovery, and reversal of fortune
, Why is Sappho's classical poem "A Lament for Adonis" considered lyrical poetry? - Answer It expresses
feelings of romantic love
Read the following dialogue among female characters from Aristophanes's classical play Lysistrata:
What is true about this play? - 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
Which two characteristics of classical epic poetry are shared by Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid?
Choose 2 answers - Answer 1. They present the hero as a model of the ideal man in Greek and Roman
culture
2. They explore the complex relationship between humans and the gods
How did the development of democracy impact the classical period? - Answer The democratic republic
emerged as an alternative to tyrannical forms of government
What is the significance of the kouros in terms of cultural exchange during the classical period? - Answer
It is a Greek refinement of the Egyptian figural sculpture
How is the classical concept of the "republic" still evidenced in contemporary life? - 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
Which two beliefs are characteristic of the Renaissance?
Choose 2 answers - Answer 1. Scientific inquiry will increase human knowledge of the world
2. Classical literary and philosophical works provide resources for learning and living
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