MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Heraclitus demonstrates the artistry of language when he offers a shorthand way of stating that life constantly changes in the phrase

1. “A man cannot step into the same river twice.”
2. “And yet he seemed busier than he was.”
3. “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
4. “To be or not to be—that is the question.”

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_01_Gifts of the Humanities_Understand_LO 1.2

Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.

Topic: Gifts of the Humanities

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: Medium

Page number: 9

2. Concerning humanism, Renaissance scholars believed that people could become fully human only if they

1. looked beyond Europe to the works of Asia and Africa.
2. combatted the social injustices of the time.
3. developed skills in critical thinking.
4. studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome.

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_01_02_Being Fully Human_Remember_LO 1.1

Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define “the humanities.”

Topic: Being Fully Human

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: Easy

Page number: 3

3. Redefining the humanities for the wider world means

1. learning about the great works of Greek and Roman culture.
2. maximizing the number of years one can stay alive.
3. being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe.
4. understanding that true beauty lies within us, not outside us.

Answer: c

Question Title: TB_01_03_Being Fully Human_Remember_LO 1.1

Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define “the humanities.”

Topic: Being Fully Human

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: Easy

Page number: 3-4

4. Studying the humanities—especially poetry and literature—allows us to

1. follow the rapid shifts that are part of everyday talk.
2. acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice.
3. memorize long passages from the works of great authors such as Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde.
4. use social media and communicate casually.

Answer: b

Question Title: TB_01_04_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO 1.2

Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.

Topic: Gifts of the Humanities

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: Easy

Page number: 8

5. Using the Socratic method means teaching by

1. asking questions.
2. delivering lectures.
3. reciting witty sayings.
4. studying classical models.

Answer: a

Question Title: TB_01_05_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO1.2

Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.

Topic: Gifts of the Humanities

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

Difficulty Level: Easy

Page number: 11

6. One of the goals of thinking about the humanities is to become

1. a classicist.
2. a leader of a Socrates café.
3. a Renaissance man.
4. an infinite person.

Answer: d

Question Title: TB_01_06_Becoming an “Infinite” Person_Remember_LO 1.3

Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why Leonardo da Vinci is considered the perfect model of the “infinite” person.

Topic: Becoming an “Infinite” Person

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

Difficulty Level: Easy

Page number: 12