Test Bank for The Art of Being Human, 12th Edition by Richard Paul Janaro
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Humanities
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Humanities
Complete test bank for The Art of Being Human: Humanities as a Technique for Living 12e 12th edition by Richard Paul Janaro, Thelma Altshuler. Full Chapters are included with answers The Humanities: A Shining Beacon The Humanities and Critical Thinking Myth and the Origin of the Humanities Literatu...
Janaro, The Art of Being Human 11/e
Test Bank Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Heraclitus demonstrates the artistry of language when he offers a shorthand way of stating that
life constantly changes in the phrase
a. “A man cannot step into the same river twice.”
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b. “And yet he seemed busier than he was.”
c. “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.”
d. “To be or not to be—that is the question.”
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Answer: a
Question Title: TB_01_01_Gifts of the Humanities_Understand_LO 1.2
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Medium
Page number: 9
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2. Concerning humanism, Renaissance scholars believed that people could become fully human
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only if they
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a. looked beyond Europe to the works of Asia and Africa.
b. combatted the social injustices of the time.
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c. developed skills in critical thinking.
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d. studied the best works of classical Greece and Rome.
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Answer: d
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Question Title: TB_01_02_Being Fully Human_Remember_LO 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Define “the humanities.”
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Topic: Being Fully Human
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
Page number: 3
3. Redefining the humanities for the wider world means
a. learning about the great works of Greek and Roman culture.
b. maximizing the number of years one can stay alive.
c. being open-minded and receptive to ideas from around the globe.
d. 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
a. follow the rapid shifts that are part of everyday talk.
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b. acquire models for how to say things that prompt others to notice.
c. memorize long passages from the works of great authors such as Shakespeare and Oscar
Wilde.
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d. use social media and communicate casually.
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Answer: b
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Question Title: TB_01_04_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Page number: 8
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5. Using the Socratic method means teaching by
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a. asking questions.
b. delivering lectures.
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c. reciting witty sayings.
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d. studying classical models.
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Answer: a
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Question Title: TB_01_05_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO1.2
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
Page number: 11
6. One of the goals of thinking about the humanities is to become
a. a classicist.
b. a leader of a Socrates café.
c. a Renaissance man.
d. 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
7. Which poet wrote his poetry using informal language?
a. Edgar Degas
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b. Geoffrey Chaucer
c. Oscar Wilde
d. Taylor Mali
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Answer: d
Question Title: TB_01_07_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO 1.2
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Page number: 10
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8. By beauty, we refer to artworks or other objects that are
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a. adorned or decorated lavishly.
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b. naturally shining in ways other objects are not.
c. pleasing and right in the arrangements of their parts.
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d. surprising, arresting, and bizarre.
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Answer: c
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Question Title: TB_01_08_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO 1.2
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Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Page number: 5
9. The process by which scholars analyze and interpret the works of others is known as
a. humanism.
b. critical thinking.
c. scholarly discipline.
d. the Socratic Method.
Answer: b
Question Title: TB_01_09_Being Fully_Remember_LO 1.1
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 What are the humanities?
, Topic: Being Fully Human
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: easy
Page number: 4
10. Concerning beauty, it may be said that
a. a work portraying the grotesque or ugly cannot give pleasure.
b. people might disagree about whether a particular work is beautiful.
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c. the arrangement of a work can be seriously flawed yet still be beautiful.
d. the universal popularity of the Mona Lisa proves that culture does not play a role in beauty.
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Answer: b
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Question Title: TB_01_10_Gifts of the Humanities_Understand_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
Page number: 5 N
11. The pleasure that we have in response to beauty is said to be
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a. aesthetic.
b. critical.
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c. humanistic.
d. impersonal.
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Answer: a
Question Title: TB_01_11_Gifts of the Humanities_Remember_LO 1.2
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Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Summarize the gifts of the humanities.
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Topic: Gifts of the Humanities
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Difficulty Level: Easy
Page number: 6
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12. The humanities are important to the process of critical thinking because they
a. offer a window into understanding how people thought long ago.
b. show us the few models of excellence that are worthy of study and reflection.
c. allow us to reflect on and consider what we read, see, and hear.
d. show us the right way to think about life and art.
Answer: c
Question Title: TB_01_12_Being Fully Human_Understand_LO 1.2
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 What are the humanities?
Topic: Being fully human
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