Humanities 110 Exam
What is the Great Conversation?
The Great Conversation is the ongoing process of writers and thinkers referencing, building on, and refining the work of their predecessors.
Culture is most broadly defined as...
"things humans make"
Another name for Ulysses is...
Odysseus
Summarize the Odyssey
The Odyssey is an epic poem in 24 books traditionally attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. The poem is the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years (although the action of the poem covers only the final six weeks) trying to get home after the Trojan War.
Ares
God of war and courage
Zeus
God of sky and thunder
Hermes
Messenger or Herald
Poseidon
God of seas, storms, earthquakes, and horses
List the Greek works and authors covered in HUM-110
Homer: The Odyssey
Plato: The Republic
Sophocles: The Oedipus Cycle
Herodotus: Histories
List the Roman works and authors covered in HUM-110
Vergil: Aeneid
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
List the Early Church works and authors covered in HUM-110
Bede: History of the Church and Life of Constantine
Martyrdom of Perpetua
List the Medieval works and authors covered in HUM-110
Augustine: Confessions, City of God, and On Christian Teaching
Bede: The Ecclesiastical History
Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica
Marie de France: Bisclavret and Guigemar
Dante: Divine Comedy
Machiavelli: The Prince