Intro To Humanities

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Many indigenous African religions are characterized by the doctrine of pantheism, which is the belief:

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that divinity resides in many things

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Which of the following is characteristic of Islamic artworks?

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calligraphy used to create designs and patterns

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Parables were used by Jesus to:

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teach lessons central to the Christian faith

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Who was the first Hebrew leader?

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Abraham

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In addition to believing in Allah as the only God, Muslims must fulfill obligations set forth in the:

In addition to believing in Allah as the only God, Muslims must fulfill obligations set forth in the:

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Five Pillars

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What key idea in Christian thought was emphasized by both the early missionary Paul and, later, Augustine of Hippo?

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distrust of the human body

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Islam was first proclaimed by the prophet Muhammad in Mecca around the year:

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610 C.E.

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Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is what type of religion?

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monotheistic

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A central theme of the first five books of the Bible is God's covenant, or:

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agreement with mankind

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To accommodate large numbers of worshipers for services, early Christians developed the architectural form known as the:

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basilica

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Many Christian churches built during the Middle Ages:

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were located on or near pilgrimage routes

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The Carolingian era was marked by what type of social system?

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feudalism

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Which of the following is a musical form that is directly linked to a religious liturgy?

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plainchant

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The Early Middle Ages was marked by the influence and confluence of the Christian Church and what other force?

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barbarian groups

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What art form are illuminations associated with?

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manuscripts

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What commonality is shared by the three major literary works of the Middle Ages: Dante's Inferno, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and Boccaccio's Decameron?

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The motif of the journey used to provide a structure for the story.

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In what key way do Gothic churches differ from Romanesque churches?

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The emphasis is on vertical light-filled spaces with thin walls.

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The Gothic style was predominant after 1140 in which country?

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France

Front 19

Which of the following is an egg-based painting medium?

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tempera

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Marsilio Ficino translated the work of which ancient philosopher?

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Plato

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Which architect, considered one of the greatest of the Early Renaissance, created the dome of the Florence Cathedral?

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Filippo Brunelleschi

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Unlike artists in Italy, Renaissance artists in Northern Europe tended to prefer to paint:

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detailed small-scale paintings on wood panels.

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What cultural shift is reflected in the term humanism?

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the change in focus from sacred matters to secular concerns

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Donatello's sculptural work stands apart from much Early Renaissance art because of its:

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harsh emotionalism.

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Which of the following statements about a madrigal is true?

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The madrigal is secular vocal music written for lyrics in the vernacular.

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Petrarch formalized and popularized which literary form?

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sonnet

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In what key way did portraiture change during the Early Renaissance?

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Artists began to show individuals and their features rather than ideal types.

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An artwork made up of multiple separate panels, such as an altarpiece, is known as a:

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polyptych.

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Which of the following best defines the term iconoclasm?

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the destruction of religious imagery

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Which of the following artists was NOT a significant Renaissance painter or printer in Northern Europe?

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Thomas Weelkes

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The techniques of chiaroscuro and sfumato were developed by which artist?

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Leonardo

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Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type and the printing press in the:

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mid-1400s.

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Rome became the center of artistic production in Italy during the Later/High Renaissance because of:

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the power of the popes.

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Which of the following characteristics was NOT one of the ways in which Mannerist artworks differed from High Renaissance ideals?

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realistic and identifiable subjects

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Who is the author of the 95 Theses?

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Martin Luther

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The Reformation resulted in:

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the emergence of many new Christian religions.

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Who is considered the father of the modern essay?

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Michel de Montaigne

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Shakespeare's plays are written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, also called:

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blank verse

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What was the primary inspiration for French Baroque plays?

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classical drama

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Who was the founder of the modern empirical tradition?

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Francis Bacon

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An opera includes which of the following two vocal forms?

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recitative and arias

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Caravaggio's tenebristic manner is reflected in his paintings by the:

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dramatic use of lights and shadows

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The heightened realism and theatricality of the Baroque is evident in David and Saint Theresa in Ecstasy, two sculptures by which artist?

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Gianlorenzo Bernini

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What formed the basis for René Descartes' approach to thinking?

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doubt

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All of the following are key characteristics of the Baroque era except which one?

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preference for small scale

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The sensuality that is characteristic of Baroque art, seen in his painting Garden of Love, is evident in the work of which northern European artist?

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Peter Paul Rubens

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Johann Sebastian Bach is known for his work in which vocal musical form that is composed of a theme and counterpoint?

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fugue