WGU C100 Objective Assessment
Questions and Answers
1. Hard Times: A novel that explicitly critiques the philosophy of Utilitarianism by
depicting the hypocrisy of the rich, the plight of the poor, and the gritty realities of
industrialization.
2. Which themes were rejected by the Realist period✔✔✔ Mysticism and
TheSublime
,3. French painter Gustave Courbet once said: "I have never seen angels.
Show me an angel and I will paint one." Which philosophical approach from
the Realist period does this quotation express✔✔✔ Scientific Materialism
4. What was a major artistic innovation during the Realist period✔✔✔
Theinvention of photography
5. What best describes Realist theater of the late 19th century✔✔✔ The
playsattempted to accurately depict ordinary life, using everyday vocabulary and
explor-ing moral problems that would be relevant to audience members of the
time.
6. What best represents the beliefs and writings of 19th century philoso-
pher, John Stuart Mill✔✔✔ Mill believed that governments should intervene
only when necessary to ensure the greater good and that women should have
accessto education and be given the right to vote.
7. Which Realist authors is best remembered for woks that addressed
social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century
England✔✔✔ Charles Dickens
8. Why is Henry Ossawa Tanner's painting, The Thankful Poor, a significant
s a classic
work of the Realist Period✔✔✔ Tanner's painting is widely
e emotionally
regarded aportrayal of African American dignity, and it enables
viewers to relatto the man and the boy.
9. What is true of composer Claude Debussy✔✔✔ Debussy experimented
withunusual scale patterns, including scales from Eastern Asian music.
,10. Which late 19th century art movements were inspired by the ancient
traditions of Japanese woodblock painting✔✔✔ Impressionism, Art
Nouveau,Post-Impressionism
11. The image of Van Gogh's Courtesan reflects what movement inthe
Realist Period✔✔✔ Japonisme
12. Which philosophy from the Realist period still influence political sys-
tems in the present day✔✔✔ Marxism
13. In what ways is the Realist philosophy of Utilitarianism still relevant
in present-day America✔✔✔ The Utilitarian emphasis on the greatest good
for thegreatest number is reflected in many of our environmental policies, which
work to
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