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The Art of Being Human

Twelfth Edition

Richard Paul Janaro

Thelma C. Altshuler

TEST BANK FOR

Wendy Northup

1- 2 Chapter 01: The Humanities: A Shining Beacon Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heraclitus demonstrates the artistry of language when, as a way of stating that life constantly changes, says A) "a man cannot step into the same river twice." B) "and yet he seemed busier than he was." C) "there is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." D) "to be or not to be—that is the question." Difficulty: Medium QuestionID: 01-1- 01 Page-Reference: 8 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities. ANSWER: A) "a man cannot step into the same river twice."
2. Concerning humanism, Renaissance scholars believed that people could become fully human only if they A) looked beyond Europe to the works of Asia and Africa. B) combatted the social injustices of the time. C) developed skills in critical thinking. D) studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome. Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-1- 02

1- 4 Topic: Being Fully Human Skill: Remember the Facts Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities." ANSWER: D) studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome.

1. Redefining the humanities for the wider world means A) learning about the great works of Greek and Roman culture. B) maximizing the number of years one can stay alive. C) being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe. D) understanding that true beauty lies within us, not outside us. Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-1- 03 Page-Reference: 4 Topic: Being Fully Human Skill: Remember the Facts Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities." ANSWER: C) being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe.
2. Studying the humanities—especially poetry and literature—allows us to A) follow the rapid shifts that are part of everyday talk. B) acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice. C) memorize long passages from the works of great authors such as Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. D) use social media and communicate casually.

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1- 7 A) a classicist.

1- 8 B) a leader of a Socrates café. C) a Renaissance man. D) a universal person. Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-1- 06 Page-Reference: 12 Topic: Becoming an "Universal" Person Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why Leonardo da Vinci is considered the perfect model of the "universal" person. ANSWER: D) a universal person.

1. What thirteenth-century poet influenced the songwriter Leonard Cohen? A) Edgar Degas B) Christopher Phillips C) Oscar Wilde D) Rumi Difficulty: Easy QuestionID: 01-1- 07 Page-Reference: 8 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Remember the Facts Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.

1- 10 Topic: Being Fully Human

1- 11 Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.1 Define "the humanities." ANSWER: B) critical thinking.

1. Concerning beauty, it may be said that A) a work portraying the grotesque or ugly cannot give pleasure. B) people might disagree about whether a particular work is beautiful. C) the arrangement of a work can be seriously flawed yet still be beautiful. D) the universal popularity of the Mona Lisa proves that culture does not play a role in beauty. Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-1- 10 Page-Reference: 5 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.3 Summarize the gifts of the humanities. ANSWER: B) people might disagree about whether a particular work is beautiful.
2. The pleasure that we have in response to beauty is said to be A) aesthetic. B) critical. C) humanistic. D) impersonal.

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1. Leonardo da Vinci is considered a creative genius mainly because he

1- 14 A) discovered the circulation of the blood long before William Harvey. B) excelled in and combined different artistic and scientific disciplines. C) painted the Mona Lisa , the most famous painting in the world. D) was the first to draw the human form using realistic proportions. Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-1- 13 Page-Reference: 12 Topic: Becoming an "Universal" Person Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why Leonardo da Vinci is considered the perfect model of the "universal" person. ANSWER: B) excelled in and combined different artistic and scientific disciplines.

1. Understanding the persistence of issues or the change of ideas over time is associated with which gift of the humanities? A) beauty B) a deeper sense of the past C) ideas D) language Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-1- 14 Page-Reference: 10 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Understand the Concepts

1- 16 ANSWER: B) a deeper sense of the past

1. The gift of the humanities that can be seen as offering a release from the structured pattern of meeting deadlines is A) beauty. B) ideas. C) beautiful movement. D) language. Difficulty: Moderate QuestionID: 01-1- 15 Page-Reference: 7 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Understand the Concepts Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities. ANSWER: C) beautiful movement.
2. Rumi and Oscar Wilde are noteworthy because they contributed to which gift of the humanities? A) beautiful movement B) beauty C) ideas D) language Difficulty: Difficult

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1- 19 A) beauty

1- 20 B) a deep sense of the past C) ideas D) language Difficulty: Difficult QuestionID: 01-1- 18 Page-Reference: 9 Topic: Gifts of the Humanities Skill: Apply What You Know Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities. ANSWER: C) ideas

1. Being a "universal" person can best be described as A) expanding our knowledge and our capacity for understanding ourselves and others. B) immersing ourselves in the experiences of those who came before us. C) increasing our aesthetic pleasure by experiencing many viewpoints of the beautiful. D) transforming intuitions into exciting ideas to develop our own thinking skills. Difficulty: Difficult QuestionID: 01-1- 19 Page-Reference: 12 Topic: Becoming an "Universal" Person Skill: Apply What You Know Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why Leonardo da Vinci is considered the perfect model of the "universal" person.