WGU C100 OA EXAM INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A||BRAND NEW!

1 | P a g e WGU C100 OA EXAM INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A||BRAND NEW! 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 Aesthetic - ANSWER- An experience of beauty that is its own justification Eros - ANSWER- Passionate or sexual love Monomyth - ANSWER- A myth that is embraced by a majority of people throughout history Archetypes - ANSWER- A recurrent example or model of human behavior Agape - ANSWER- Brotherly or selfless love 2 | P a g e Why is E.O. Wilson's theory of consilience important to the study of 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 nonwestern world - ANSWERAncient 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 forms (eros, agape, and platonic love) illustrates a distinction in types of love that has captured the attention of artists What is the difference between a myth and a monomyth - ANSWERMyths can include a wide variety of narratives and archetypes. The monomyth focuses on the hero's journey The Republic - ANSWER- Applied reason and logical thought to ideas about government and how to live a good, balanced life 3 | P a g e Odeipus Rex - ANSWER- A story of a man who lives his life not knowing the truth of his parentage and whose pride ultimately causes him to ignore his flawed humanity, resulting in the ultimate punishment of blindness and exile The Odyssey - ANSWER- An epic poem narrating the story of an ideal greek hero who combined all the greatest virtues of Greek culture, as well as showing his interaction with the Greek pantheon of gods. The Parthenon - ANSWER- Emphasized the themes of order and balance in its construction as a temple to the goddess Athena, patron of Athens. Lysistrata - ANSWER- A play about heroic women who withhold sex from their husbands in order to end the Peloponnesian war and force a more democratic, egalitarian political climate. Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the Classical Period? - ANSWER- The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods. Why is the statue "The Metropolitan Kouros" a notable example of Greek sculpture? - ANSWER- It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating the human form. 4 | P a g e Which of the following is an innovation during the Classical Period that was based on balance and reason? - ANSWER- The development of Wester philosophy and the ideas that underlie the modern scientific method. What is the primary difference between Greek and Roman societies? - ANSWER- The Greeks lived in democratically-run city-states while the Romans had a larger centralized republic and eventually empire. How do the visual art and architecture of Greece and Rome differ? - ANSWER- Much of the sculpture in Greece was focused on honoring deities and elevating the human form while Rome used art predominantly to glorify the Roman Empire. The Greeks relied on post-and-lintel construction, and the Romans developed the use of columns and arches to design larger buildings. What reflects the theme of humanism in the Classical Period? - ANSWER- Greek philosophers questioned the truth of ancient religious myths in which gods acted unjustly. Aristotle investigated qualities that led to human excellence and made for a good life. What types of cultural exchange took place during the Classical Period? - ANSWER- The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phonecians and used Egyptian influences in their sculpture.