HUM 100 Exam 3 40 Unanswered Please be sure to save at least once every 15 minutes. If you leave this page without saving, or if your session times out, any answers you have not saved will be lost. The Submit for Grading button will become available once you've answered all questions. Exams are not timed; you do not have to finish an exam in one sitting as long as you have saved your answers. Q1. The Play of Daniel is an example of liturgical drama that should be understood as a. an isolated artistic creation. b. comedy. c. both tragedy and comedy. d. both music and drama. Q2. Medieval sculpture and stained glass are highly a. abstract. b. symbolic. c. naturalistic. d. stylized. Q3. The initial expressed purpose of the Crusades was to a. gain control over trade routes. b. recover the Holy Land. c. convert the Muslim world to Christianity. d. expand European power in the Middle East. Q4. Medieval monarchs sought to subordinate the power of a. the nobility. b. merchant elites. c. cities and towns. d. Pope. Q5. The purpose of the rich and elaborate design and decoration of medieval cathedrals was to a. frighten common people into obeying the Church. b. teach people spiritual truths through physical sensations. c. provide a place to hide the Church's physical wealth. d. all of the above. Q6. The Abbot Suger, who was instrumental in designing the abbey of Saint Denis, believed ______________ to be symbolic of the unity of all creation and of God's Holy Spirit. a. light b. the dove c. baptism d. high, vaulted ceilings Q7. Medieval philosophy represents a series of attempts to reconcile a. church and state. b. man and God. c. faith and reason. d. body and soul. Q8. Artistic growth in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries gave rise to the ______________ style in art and architecture. a. Romanesque b. Germanic c. Gothic d. neoclassical Q9. Like learning, art in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries was centered in the a. town and village. b. court and monastery. c. pilgrimage and Crusades. d. home. Q10. The years between 1000 and 1250 were characterized by a. the final conquest of Islam. b. the beginnings of the Renaissance. c. increased agricultural productivity. d. all of the above. Q11. The law of Dante's hell is the law of a. the jungle. b. the excluded middle. c. inverse punishment. d. symbolic retribution. Q12. Minnedienst was a code of conduct centered on a. loyalty to the monarch. b. fealty to courtly love. c. the effort to imitate Christ. d. rejection of all material things and pleasures. Q13. The plot of a medieval romance often hinges on a conflict between a. human and divine love. b. the knight's loyalty to his lord and to his lady. c. the Church and the secular ruler of the state. d. the lady's love for her husband and for her lover. Q14. Like many Gothic cathedrals, the cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres paid homage to a. Jesus Christ. b. the Virgin Mary. c. Pierre Chartres. d. Saint Denis. Q15. Poet-composers who worked and entertained in the courts of southern France were called a. proven?als. b. barforms. c. troubadours. d. matadors. Q16. The female role model in the Middle Ages was a. the Queen of Sheba. b. Eleanor of Aquitaine. c. Elizabeth, Queen of England. d. the Virgin Mary, Queen of Heaven. Q17. The romance was a. a long narrative poem. b. a short play. c. an instrumental musical piece. d. the dominant literary form in medieval France. Q18. Writing in England at the end of the Middle Ages, Geoffrey Chaucer composed the narrative poem a. The Canterbury Tales. b. The Troubadour Songs. c. the Divine Comedy. d. The Salisbury Chronicles. Q19. Which statement best describes Dante's political philosophy? a. The pope, as God's regent, should exercise ultimate political power. b. Because a free society was necessary to the life of ideas, democracy was the ideal form of government. c. A strong monarch was necessary to prevent disorder and to limit the power of the Church. d. The republic, as embodied by Rome, was the ideal form of government. Q20. Dante's Divine Comedy is best described as a a. tragedy. b. spiritual epic. c. comedy. d. religious parody. Q21. The systematic exploration of Africa by Europeans began in the ______________ century. a. tenth b. fifteenth c. seventeenth d. nineteenth Q22. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, more ______________ came to the Americas than did people of other lands. a. Africans b. South Asians c. Europeans d. East Asians Q23. In Willem Bosman's "New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea," the rulers of Guinea treated the poor a. with a sense of humor. b. harshly. c. charitably. d. with indifference. Q24. The two forms of political organization characteristic of African societies have traditionally been identified as a. stateless societies and state systems. b. tribal democracies and monarchies. c. matrilineal and patrilineal. d. ritualistic and constitutional. Q25. The ancient empire of Ghana was based on trade in a. slaves with Europeans. b. slaves with Muslims. c. gold with Europeans. d. gold with Muslims. Q26. Contact with Muslim merchants greatly influenced the ancient empire of Ghana with respect to a. clothing styles. b. food preparation. c. marriage customs. d. techniques of trade and administration. Q27. ________________ played a key role in sponsoring Portugal's exploration of Africa. a. Prince John b. Prince Henry c. Prince Philip d. Prince William Q28. Which statement is the best general description of African societies prior to contact with Europeans? a. The continent was politically, culturally, and ethnically unified. b. The major economic system was based on trade with Asia via east Africa. c. The continent was ethnically diverse and exhibited a wide range of political and economic systems. d. The entire continent had an economy based on hunting and gathering, although it had a number of diverse political systems. Q29. The importance of the Neolithic Revolution to human history lies in the a. creation of stable food supplies, leading to population growth. b. development of cities and the specialization of occupations. c. flowering of art and literature. d. establishment of a standing army, leading to warfare and the building of empires. Q30. African culture tends to view time in a way that stresses the importance of a. the past. (circularity) b. the present. c. the future. d. punctuality. Q31. Which ancient African language had a written tradition that has not yet been deciphered? a. Swahili b. Meroitic c. Hausa d. Ge?ez Q32. In the epic Sundiata, Sogolon Djata crawls on all fours until at the age of seven he stands for the first time with the help of a. baobab leaves. b. an iron rod. c. a bow. d. a bolt of lightning. Q33. African riddles familiarize children with a. tribal history. b. the wisdom and style of the elders. c. hunting traditions. d. the rules of etiquette. Q34. In the Darasa myth on the origin of death, humans choose death in exchange for a. wealth. b. free will. c. fire. d. reason. Q35. Hausa is a linguistic term describing the peoples of _______________ who speak Hausa as their first language. a. South Africa b. West Africa c. East Africa d. North Africa Q36. The Yoruba reside primarily in southwestern Nigeria and a. the Congo. b. the republic of Benin. c. the Ivory Coast. d. Liberia. Q37. There are more than ______________ African languages, representing four major language families. a. 100 b. 1,000 c. 2,500 d. 5,000 Q38. A very important feature of African religions is belief in the spiritual vitality of the natural world, known as a. voodoo. b. animism. c. transubstantiation. d. teleology. Q39. In the Yoruba myth of creation, Obatala forbids his worshippers to drink a. goat?s milk. b. Bantu water. c. spring water. d. palm wine. Q40. The most common form of poem in African tradition is the a. labarai. b. riddle poem. c. blessing. d. praise poem. Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Copyright 1998-2016 University of Management and Technology (UMT) | Consumer Information Disclosure