Humanities Final

30 August 2022
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The Kaaba is significant to Muslims because it is believed to:
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represent the physical center of the planet and universe.
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Muslims believe that in 610 CE the Archangel Gabriel first visited Muhammad to:
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deliver messages from the one and only God.
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Why do Muslims believe that the Qur'an cannot be translated?
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It is believed to be the direct word of God only in Arabic.
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The word "hadith" refers to:
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Muhammad's sayings.
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Muslim calligraphers placed great emphasis on beautiful writing style primarily to:
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reflect the beauty of the Muslim faith as fully as possible.
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Muhammad and his followers initially thought that music would:
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distract the faithful from their true purpose.
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The design of most mosques is inspired by:
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Muhammad's house in Medina.
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Found in a mosque, a qibla serves to:
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indicate the direction of Mecca.
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In The Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade tells her husband a story each night to:
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prevent execution the next morning.
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In the poems of Sa'di, Rumi, and Jami, pursuit of the beautiful represents:
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pursuit of the beauty that is God.
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Sutton Hoo's purse cover is decorated with:
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animal imagery.
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Which literary work describes a scene similar to the Sutton Hoo discovery?
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Beowulf
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The monsters in Beowulf seem to be metaphors for:
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fate and the destructive forces of nature.
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Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the first Holy Roman Emperor for:
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Christianizing the people of his vast empire.
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The Song of Roland describes:
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Charlemagne's defeat of the Saracen Muslims.
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What architectural feature especially distinguishes a Romanesque church?
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barrel vaults
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The purpose of medieval romances such as Lancelot was to:
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entertain with stories of adventure.
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Pagoda design was inspired by:
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Indian stupas.
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Buddhist monks in Nepal and Tibet adapted Buddhism by:
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joining it with Bon, the native mystical religion.
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Shiva is commonly portrayed dancing within a circle of fire to:
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symbolize his creative and destructive powers.
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the Japanese court women created the new literary form of:
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zuihitsu
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Pure Land Buddhism was particularly attractive to the Japanese during the Kamakura period because it offered the ability to:
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achieve enlightenment in an afterlife.
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West African poets composed praise poems to:
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gain influence over the poem's subject.
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The term "Gothic," as applied to France's new architecture, was originally a derogatory term, because the:
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Goths had destroyed Classical traditions.
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The new Gothic style was proclaimed by the use of:
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abundant light.
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large number of French cathedrals were called Notre Dame ("Our Lady"), because they were dedicated to:
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the Virgin Mary, who was regarded as the "Queen of Heaven."
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Gothic cathedrals included flying buttresses to:
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help spread the weight of the vaults.
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While on a crusade in Constantinople, what relic did Louis IX purchase to display at Sainte-Chapelle?
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Christ's crown of thorns
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Scholasticism sought to reconcile the subjects of:
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Christian faith and Classical reason.
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The largest issue that Thomas Aquinas attempts to prove in his Summa Theologica is the existence of:
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God.
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The yin-yang symbolizes the
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perpetual interplay and mutual relation among all things.
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What lies at the core of Confucianism?
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traditional Chinese values of self-discipline and proper relations among people
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Of the three primary deities of Hinduism, Vishnu is believed to assume human form most often because of his:
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great love for humankind.
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Why is goddess worship fundamental to the Hindu religion?
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Villages recognize goddesses as their protectors.
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Around the time of the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Judaism became increasingly messianic, meaning that greater emphasis was placed on the:
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coming of God on the day of judgment.
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In an effort to try to maintain a strong, collective Jewish identity after the Diaspora, rabbis:
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wrote down the Oral Torah.
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The Christian practice of baptism, idea of sacrifice for the good of humanity, and Jesus's traditional birth date all derive from the pagan cult of:
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the Persian Mithras
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The Byzantine emperor Justinian began construction of Hagia Sophia in 532 CE to:
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divert attention from domestic turmoil stirred up by warring gangs
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Why is Venice home to a vast amount of Byzantine art?
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Venetian mercenaries looted Constantinople's art during the Fourth Crusade.