Humanities 1

Question 1

In ancient Egyptian architecture, the large, sloping walls which flank the entrance to temple complex are called?

Answer 1

pylons

Question 2

An improvised performance, usually held in churchyards or city squares that was performed in a circle and involved playing the role of redeemers, by the act of scourging and whipping themselves, which made them move and gesture, was performed by?

Answer 2

flagellants

Question 3

An a priori truth is known to be true…

Answer 3

independently of experience

Question 4

The fourth degree of a major scale is given what name?

Answer 4

subdominant

Question 5

The first degree of a major scale is called?

Answer 5

tonic

Question 6

The fifth degree of the major scale is called?

Answer 6

dominant

Question 7

The seventh degree of the major scale is called?

Answer 7

leading tone

Question 8

The third degree of the major scale is called?

Answer 8

mediant

Question 9

A natural minor scale contains five whole steps and two half steps. Between which scale degrees do the half steps occur?

Answer 9

2-3, 5-6

Question 10

An example of the use of primitivism can be found in which musical selection?

Answer 10

Le Sacre du Printemps by Stovinsky. A ballet.

Question 11

Which of the following is the earliest and clearest demonstration of the principles of romanticism?

Answer 11

William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience

Question 12

Which works is known for defining the parameters of existentialism and the author is known as the father of existentialism?

Answer 12

L’Etranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus who is considered the father of existentialism

Question 13

Which American classic is known for its comprehensive description of frontier families’ lives in the Midwest during the nineteenth century?

Answer 13

My Antonia by Willa Cather