HUMN 303N Humanities Intro Final Exam Latest Update - Actual Exam 150 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
"Tintern Abbey" is understood as the most eloquent statement of - CORRECT
ANSWER: the Romantic imagination
A seated Buddha from Ungang, Shaanxi, China, exhibits the "Dhyanna" mudra. This
means mudra represents - CORRECT ANSWER: a gesture of meditation and balance
About whose music did Emperor Joseph II comment, "Too many notes!"? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
According to the author (Sayre), which of the Shakespeare's works is his greatest
creative achievement? - CORRECT ANSWER: Hamlet
Among the following who enjoyed a five-year engagement at Harlem's Cotton Club and performed "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", introducing the term
"swing" to jazz culture? - CORRECT ANSWER: Duke Ellington
Among the following, who was a trumpeter that formed two studio bands, The Hot Five and The Hot Seven, and recorded "Hotter Than That," which features "scat"? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Louis Armstrong
Artemisia Gentileschi painted five separate versions of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes. Why did she focus on this story instead of the traditional subject of the
Annunciation? - CORRECT ANSWER: She preferred stories in which women were
heroines and strong figures.
During the 1960s, which of the following U.S. cities was considered the center of the
civil rights movement? - CORRECT ANSWER: Birmingham, Alabama
Feudalism, a system in which a person (vassal) pledged loyalty for protection, was a well-established part of the agricultural system of the Middle Ages. How did this system relate to that of earlier hierarchies? - CORRECT ANSWER: Feudalism was originally modeled after the Roman custom of patronage.
Filippo Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, and Giacomo Balla were among the artists who
collectively developed a new style known as - CORRECT ANSWER: Futurism
In a Gothic church, which of the following was traditionally built against an exterior wall
to provide support and brace it against strong winds? - CORRECT ANSWER: flying
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In a typical monastery, which of the following is the dining hall, where monks ate their
meals? - CORRECT ANSWER: Refectory
In ancient Greek architecture, which of the following orders featured scrolled capitals? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Ionic
In protest against the sale of indulgences, who launched the Protestant Reformation in
Germany? - CORRECT ANSWER: Martin Luther
In what way does the work "Jupiter and Lo" embrace the Mannerist spirit? - CORRECT
ANSWER: The sharp light and vast dark within the work is in sharp contrast.
In which of the following industries did Florence become the center of production in the
Western world? - CORRECT ANSWER: the textile industry
In which work did Voltaire praise the Chinese for maintaining civilization? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Essay on the Morals and Customs of Nations
Into which language did Martin Luther translate the Bible? - CORRECT ANSWER:
German
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is on a wall - CORRECT ANSWER: in a monastery refectory
Martin Luther's argument stated that moral virtue is not measured in good deeds but through faith. how might this contradict the Church's view? - CORRECT ANSWER: The Church encouraged works, deed, and the sale of indulgences (monetary payment for remission of sinful acts)
On the Athenian Acropolis, which of the following was considered the centerpiece? -
CORRECT ANSWER: the Parthenon
On which work is The Canterbury Tales modeled? - CORRECT ANSWER: Decameron
Sarte's existential perspective includes only one certainty: - CORRECT ANSWER: death
Tattooing is most closely associated with the traditions of which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER: the Tahitians
The best generation is best describes as - CORRECT ANSWER: a generation rebelling against the conformity of the postwar American status quo.
The church's response to the Reformation was the Counter-Reformation. As part of that movement, which of the following Church organizations included among its guidelines
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