Test 2



HUM 203 • Myers

Semester Review

Test 2 is worth 100 points and will consist of several multiple-choice questions and several short answer/essay questions. You will be writing the multiple choice questions; I will write the others. The multiple choice questions can come from anything we discussed this semester. They should be on factual information that is worth remembering or concepts that are worth retaining. I like questions that make students think, and I’ve provided a few examples from other tests I think are pretty good. The most important part of your assignment is the question and answer, but if you want to come up with the answer alternatives as well – the “distractors” – please do. I reserve the right to fix grammar and/or change the distractors, but once we have agreed on the content of the test, I won’t change the basic question and answer.

I have provided a packet containing most of the materials we have dealt with in class this semester. If you think there is a concept in the book that is worth putting on the test, that is an option as well.

1. Rembrandt’s works look very detailed from far away, but because of his sophisticated brush technique, when you get up close, parts of them can have the look of...

a. Abstract Expressionism.

b. dots of color.

c. flat blocks of color.

d. “little planes” of color.

1. Works by the French Academic Artist Jean-Léon Gérôme often depicted exaggerated emotional scenes from ancient Rome, Greek mythology, and the Middle East. Even though he was one of the most celebrated Academic painters, he may have been influenced by...

a. Communism.

b. Realism.

c. Rococo.

d. Romanticism.

2. One result of the development of a new, looser style of painting known as Impressionism was that...

a. ...artists began to buy more paint, leading to a boom in the art supplies industry.

b. ...artists worked more quickly and could offer more paintings to buyers at lower prices.

c. ...more artists began to give up painting for photography.

d. ...painting became less important as an art form.

3. Artists in France in the late 19th century were well aware of each other’s work. An example that illustrates this is

a. Manet using a work by Raphael as the basis for his Dejeuner sur l’herbe.

b. Monet painting the façade of Rouen Cathedral.

c. van Gogh copying the works of the Realist artist Millet, including The Sower.

d. Any of these

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4. “As liars by liars are rightfully deceived/Wounded by their own example, let women grieve.” These lines from The Art of Love show Ovid’s book was not really about establishing a long-lasting relationship, but rather about...

a. marrying into a rich family.

b. removing rivals to your affection by any means necessary.

c. seduction without regard for the other person’s feelings.

d. None of the above

5. According to Helen Gurley Brown’s book, a “single girl” should be able to enjoy to actively pursue a full single life, including career, financial independence, and being satisfied with her looks. If this is true, then the character of “Helen Gurley Brown” played by Natalie Wood in the movie Sex and the Single Girl is...

a. a hypocrite.

b. a slut.

c. exactly like the “single girl” described in the book.

d. fighting a losing battle.

6. In the ancient world, sex was often discussed and accepted as part of life. Later, in western civilization, sex came to be viewed as “dirty.” By the “swinging ’60s,” sex was more open again. According to class discussion, one thing happened in Europe that changed the view of sex after ancient times:

a. Christianity.

b. Overpopulation.

c. The Black Plague.

d. V.D.

7. The story of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew shows that love can be deceitful, but in the end it also backs up the aspect of love from the Egyptian love poems – that love can be transformative – since Katharina...

a. is a shrew in the beginning, but a dutiful wife at the end.

b. rejects Petruchio, but enters a convent and becomes a better person.

c. trades suitors with her sister Bianca and all four live happily ever after.

d. None of the above

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