HUM1020 Chapter 1 Questions

One important quality of the "infinite person" is : . an ability to make judgments quickly . a firm commitment his or her inherited beliefs . a preoccupation with self . a lack of prejudice.

A lack of prejudice

The Leonardo da Vinci drawing known as vitruvius man is an attempt to portray : . uomo universale, or universal man . a realistic figure that represents ideal proportions . the physician William Harvey . the architect Vitruvius.

A realistic figure that represents ideal proportions

The ancient trilogy of plays known as the Oresteia is worth studying today because it : . concens the murder of a mother and her lover by a son seeking revenge for his father's death at their hands and eeking revenge for his father's death at their hands and is, th therefore, the first "soap opera . concludes with a trial and is, therefore, a milestone in the early history of democracy . features a variety of archetypes and is, th erefore, a prime teaching tool when studying this concept . justifies a woman's murder of her husband and is, theretore, a milestone in the history of tem inisrm

Concludes with a trial and is, therefore, a milestone in the early history of democracy

The "infinite" person is someone who: . adopts the attitudes of his or her culture fully . does not jump to quick conclusions, instead considering issues from many different perspectives . follows family and social traditions unwaveringly for the sake of honoring the past . develops his or her opinions early on and generally holds fast to them over the course of his or her lifetime.

Does not jump to quick conclusions, instead considering issues from many different perspectives

Studying the humanities enhances our ability to think by : . engaging us with complex or debatable ideas . demonstrating clearly between how language is impacted by recent technological advances . inviting us to memorize and recite famous lines from notable literary works . encouraging us to learn different languages.

Engaging us with complex or debatable ideas

An aesthetic experience is one that we value: . without regard to its "rightness." . despite the fact that it does not give us pleasure . for no reason beyond the experience itself . because we can take credit for it or pride in it.

For no reason beyond the experience itself

Why is Leonardo da Vinci considered the model of the "infinite" or universal man?

He was a man of the broadest possible learning and a widely diverse range or interests and achievements

When we call someone a "Renaissance person", we mean he or she: . has a strong interest in science . has vast knowledge in one particular area of study or interest . is learned in a wide variety of areas and has wide range of interests . lived during the Renaissance era.

Is learned in a wide variety or areas and has wide range or interests

Immersing ourselves in the humanities is valuable i part because it allows us to: . realize which racist and sexist works of the past we should ban people from reading or seeing . recognize that people who live in different eras utimately have ltte in common with one another . see how people today are superior to people living in past eras . share in the firsthand experiences of those who lived in past eras

Share in the firsthand experiences of those who lived in past eras

The study of the humanities exposes us to great works of the past; by so doing, it can affect the present and the future in which of the following ways?

Some treasures from the past embody issues that still face us; the great works show us various causes of an approaches to those issues

Studying the humanities can improve a person's language skills because: . people generally pick up nuances of foreign languages in their studies . through reading or listening to great language, he or she acquires models for writing or speaking effectively and powerfully . it allows him or her to gain a clear understanding of how different cultures teach children how to speak and read . it requires him or her to think critically about how languages evolve over time.

Through reading or listening to great language, he or she acquires models for writing or speaking effectively and powerfully

Originally, to study "the humanities" was to study the great artists, writers, and philosophers of: .Africa and the Americas . China, Japan, and other Asian nations . ancient Greece and Rome . major Western European countries.

ancient Greece and Rome

When someone teaches by the Socratic method, he or she favors: . lecturing to provide students with correct information . asking questions to stimulate students' critical thinking . lecturing to provide students with an unwavering set of moral standards by which to live . asking questions in an effort to establish definitive answers to complex questions.

asking questions to stimulate students' critical thinking.

In studying the humanities, people come to understand: . why we now live in a "global culture." . the inspiring achievements of past time periods . the inspiring achievements of cultures outside their own. . both themselves and others.

both themselves and others

When a person judges the beauty of a work of art, he or she is : . responding to the symmetry of the work . in part influenced by his or her culture . being entirely subjective-beauty is a matter of personal preference . purely interested in aesthetics.

in part influenced by their culture

Today, the discipline known as the humanities studies the creative intellectual expressions (art, literature, philosophy) of: . Classical Greece and Rome .China, Japan, and other Asian nations. .men and women around the world. .Western cultures.

men and women around the world

Studying the humanities both requires and fosters: . self-satisfaction . self-assurance . single-mindedness . open-mindedness.

open-mindedness

In large measure, to study the humanities is to study language; one benefit of reading great works or seeing great theater is that it can: . provide us with a "shorthand" by which we can express our own thoughts . eliminate the need to be original in stating our own thoughts . enable us to recognize others' indirect insults toward us . provide us with lengthier, more elaborate ways of stating our own thoughts.

provide us with a "shorthand" by which we can express our own thoughts.

The study of the humanities originated in: . the Middle Ages . the classical era . the nineteenth century . the Renaissance.

the Renaissance

The standards of beauty: . apply only to visual imagery . vary from culture to culture . tend not to vary with the passage of time . are surprisingly consistent from culture to culture.

vary from culture to culture.