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Humanities 100 multiple choice questions 1. Among the following residents of Mesopotamia, which was the only monotheistic group? a. the Assyrians b. the Akkadians c. the Babylonians d. the Hebrews 2. Which of the following terms refers to the pictorial convention in which the most important figures are represented in a larger size than the others? a. hieratic of scale b. pictogram c. phonetic writing d. double entendre 3. Which of the following is considered the first existing monumental work made through the wax casting technique? lost- a. the Cylinder Seal of Adda b. the dedicatory statues from the Abu Temple c. the Standard of Ur d. the Head of an Akkadian Man 4. What best defines the epic element of an epithet? a. a word that compares two unlike things b. a word or phrase used to suggest a similarity between two things c. a word that treats a part of a thing as the whole of the thing d. a word or phrase that characterizes a person 5. Which among the following is not a book of the Torah? a. Exodus b. Genesis c. Deuteronomy d. Judges 6. Which of the following armies captured Jerusalem, destroyed its temple, and deported many the Hebrews? of a. the Hittites b. the Assyrians c. the Babylonians d. the Persians 4 7. Which of the following terms refers to a religion that includes many gods and goddesses often associated with natural forces and realms? a. monotheism b. henotheism c. theocracy d. polytheism 8. In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following was the child of Osiris and Isis? a. Anubis b. Seth c. Re d. Horus 9. In ancient Egyptian religion, which of the following was comparable to an enduring “soul” or force,” a concept shared by many other religions? a. cartouche b. ba c. maat d. ka “life 10. Which of the following is NOT among the changes imposed by Amenhotep IV because he the king? was a. He moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to a new location. b. He abolished the pantheon of Egyptian gods and established a monotheistic religion. c. He changed his own name to Akhenaten. d. He limited the priesthood to only twelve members. 11. Which of the following is NOT among Tutankhamun’s accomplishments? a. He changed his name from Tutankhaten. b. He ruled Egypt for 65 years. c. He moved the royal family to Memphis. d. He reaffirmed Thebes as the nation’s religious center. 12. Which of the following terms refers to the row of columns that stands on the raised platform an ancient Greek temple? of a. entasis b. stylobate c. peristyle d. caryatids 13. On the krater that shows The Death of Sarpedon (painted by Euphronius and made by the potter Euxitheos), which of the following is NOT included in the scene? a. Odysseus b. Hypnos c. Thanatos d. Hermes 14. Which of the following translates the Greek “rule of the people”? a. anarchy b. democracy c. arête d. eudaimonia 15. At the time of the decisive battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, who ruled the Persians? a. Miltiades b. Darius c. Themistocles d. Phidippides 16. Who is the author of an extensive Histories and is recognized as the first writer in the tradition who devoted himself to historical writing? Western a. Hesiod b. Aeschylus c. Homer d. Herodotus 17. On the Athenian Acropolis, which of the following was considered the centerpiece? a. the Erechtheion b. the Parthenon c. the Propylaia d. the Temple of Athena Nike 18. Which of the following is NOT included among those illustrated in the metopes on the four sides of the Parthenon? a. Trojans b. Vikings c. centaurs d. Amazons 6 Final Examination GED 120 Introduction to Humanities 19. Among the pre-Socratics in the fifth century BCE, who conceived of an atomic theory in everything is made up of small, indivisible particles and empty space? a. Heraclitus b. Plato c. Protagoras d. Leucippus which 20. Who specialized in writing comedies and is the playwright for Lysistrata? a. Aristophanes b. Euripides c. Sophocles d. Aeschylus 21. In the ancient Greek theater, what term identifies the elevated platform on which the actors performed? a. orchestra b. proscenium c. skene d. parados 22. According to Aristotle’s Poetics, who undergoes the catharsis (the cleansing, purification, or purgation of the soul)? a. the protagonist b. the antagonist c. the chorus d. the audience 23. Who is considered the author of The Way of Life, which is Daoism’s primary philosophical treatise? a. Huang Che b. Wu Ding c. Confucius d. Lao Zi 24. Which of the following items is NOT among the traditional Chinese values according to Confucianism? a. intellectual curiosity b. self-control c.