CSTU101 Quiz 1 Western Culture and Values
Question 1
3 / 3 pts “The Heritage of the Past is the Seed that Brings Forth the Harvest of the Future.” Is located on which building in Washington?
U. S. Capital National Cathedral National Archives Supreme Court
Question 2
3 / 3 pts What two concepts are the main focuses of our studies in CSTU 101?
Culture and values Culture and traditions
Civilization and institutions Culture and Civilization
Question 3
3 / 3 pts The Egyptian temples were the first structures in the ancient world to be built entirely of _.
Bricks
Cement
Stone
Lumber
Question 4
3 / 3 pts Who said “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose” George Washington
Jim Elliot
Thomas Jefferson
Jim Henson
Question 5
3 / 3 pts Known as the land between the Rivers. Mesopotamia
Israel
Rome
Greece
Question 6
3 / 3 pts Which system says “the sun is at the center of the universe”?
Ptolemaic
Copernican
Greek
Cultural
Question 7
3 / 3 pts What were the two main rivers in Mesopotamia? Nile and Tigris
Nile and Euphrates
Euphrates and Tigris
None of these
Question 8
3 / 3 pts What could justly be described as the study of how people process and document their human experience? Beliefs
Humanities
Behavior
Syllogism
Question 9
3 / 3 pts The basic way an individual looks at life, his basic worldview, the grid through which he see the world. Conclusions
Presuppositions
Opinions
Viewpoints
Question 10
3 / 3 pts What term describes the multiple perspectives we see in Egyptian art, especially in portraying the human body? Frontal Plane
Canon
Foreshadowing
Contrapposto
Question 11
3 / 3 pts Which artifact provided the key that allowed scholars to decode Egyptian hieroglyphics? Narmer Palette
Luxor obelisk
King Tut’s tomb inscriptions
Rosetta Stone
Question 12
3 / 3 pts Who wrote these words for us to live by? “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy…” Paul
John
Pharaoh
Socrates
Question 13
3 / 3 pts This was perhaps the best known sculpture of Egyptian art. Queen Nefretete
Amenhotep
Pharaoh IV
Temple of Amon
Question 14
3 / 3 pts Uncommon valor was a common virtue is located on which monument? Vietnam Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Iwo Jima Memorial
Supreme Court
Question 15
3 / 3 pts The flux of change that we see in a culture is called Cultural Modifications Theory
Cultural Epoch Theory
Cultural Positioning Theory
Cultural Movement Theory
Question 16
3 / 3 pts The first written language was called Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Phonics
Homonics
Question 17
3 / 3 pts The most significant Sumerian literary work was Venus of Willendorf
Epic of Gilgamesh
Stonehenge
Hall of Running Bulls
Question 18
3 / 3 pts Legal standards had been developed in the past but none so practical as the Code of Laws that established the rule of law from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Who was the Code of Laws named after? Hannibal
Hammurabi
King Tut
King Darius
Question 19
3 / 3 pts Sumerians were from which area. Greece
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Africa
Question 20
3 / 3 pts Which cultures religion could be described as being pragmatic and self-serving?
Egypt
Mesopotamians
Assyrians
Greeks
Question 21
2 / 2 pts The Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture were very similar.
True
False
Question 22
2 / 2 pts The Egyptian Culture was very concerned about the color of skin pigmentation and made a point to segregate those who were different.
True
False
Question 23
2 / 2 pts The Egyptians did not have the technology of the wheel when they built the pyramids.
True
False
Question 24
2 / 2 pts Nebuchadnezzar has been discovered to be just a fictional king.
True
False
Question 25
2 / 2 pts The Egyptians never were able to work with the post and lintel construction method.
True
False
Question 26
2 / 2 pts The pyramids of Egypt were built to represent the wealth of the Egyptians, with no religious or meaning of permanence whatsoever.
True
False
Question 27
2 / 2 pts King Cyrus that is mentioned in the Bible did not really exist.
True
False
Question 28
2 / 2 pts The Iwo Jima Memorial is located in Japan, and is a tribute to their soldiers.
True
False
Question 29
2 / 2 pts Sumerian civilization was ancient, but not very advanced in learning.
True
False
Question 30
2 / 2 pts The Egyptian Culture was short lived and lasted only a few centuries.
True False
