Chapter 1: The Humanities: An Introduction

Question 1

In the medieval times, the word humanities

Answer 1

a. included the study of mathematics and the sciences

Question 2

In order to clarify or reveal values, the text suggests that we

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c. study the arts

Question 3

Cave art reveals that

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b. from the beginning, humans instinctively made revealing forms

Question 4

A study of art reveals

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a. values

Question 5

Who said, “If we do not recognize our humanity in others, we shall not recognize it in ourselves”?

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c. Carlos Fuentes

Question 6

According to the authors, knowing something about the background of a work of art

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d. can aid our perception of it

Question 7

In e.e. cummings’ poem “l(a”, what is the relationship of the structure to the theme?

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c. The structure and the theme make an important political statement.

Question 8

The humanities includes the study of

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c. cave paintings

Question 9

The arts include

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b. works that reveal values

Question 10

cummings’ “falling leaf” in the poem “l(a” is

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b. an image

Question 11

In “Piano and Drums,” the piano stands for

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d. Western culture

Question 12

Mondrian’s Composition with Yellow, Blue, and Red is

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d. about colors, lines, and textures