Chapters 1-4 Humanities Quiz

BC/BCE stands for....

AD/CE stands for....

BC/AD comes from ______, BCE/CE is more ______.

How many Gods do monotheists worship?

True or false: Polytheists worship multiple deities.

Per the above, Christianity is an example of....

And Taoism is an example of.....

"The Code of _________" is a Babylonian legal text.

What type of rituals did statues of mother Earth primarily represent?

Dyskolos (The Grouch) is an example of a Greek _______.

Persai (The Persians) is an example of a Greek _______.

The earliest known use of "an eye for an eye" comes from the ________________.

Known for his beauty, which figure from Greek mythology died after falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water?

Which star-crossed musician tried and failed to rescue his wife from the underworld?

Which agile huntress lost a footrace for her matrimony to Hippomenes (who won by throwing three 'irresistible' golden apples to her)?

Who stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to humanity?

Which sculptor made a statue and fell in love with it?

The ________ sought spiritual satisfaction by renouncing societal values, conventions, and material wealth.

The ________ accepted all life circumstances as the will of nature.

The ________ avoided physical excess for plain living and mind-body unity.

Rome's republic collapsed with the newfangled dictatorship of famed army commander _____________.

The above's assassination was immediately followed by a power struggle between his first lieutenant, ___________...

... and the former dictator's adoptive son, __________.

Under this new leadership, an era of peace and stability was established known as "___ _____".

One of the reasons why the Western Roman Empire collapsed is because it was too ___ to govern.

Another reason why the Empire collapsed was because of high levels of ______ inequality.

After repeated attacks on Rome's borders by ________ tribes, the Empire collapsed.

Armed combatants who entertained audiences by fighting in Roman amphitheaters were called __________.

______ was Rome's most famous satirist.

One of the above's best known satires, commonly called "_______ _____", was a misogynistic diatribe.

'Yin' and 'yang' are key concepts in the Chinese philosophy and religion of ______.

The above highly values the _______ order.

'Kosher' refers to the foods that are acceptable to eat in the religion of _______.

The word for the Islamic version of the above is _____.

Both of the above dietary restrictions include rules on the consumption of ____.

Who prayed in a cave for several weeks every year and founded Islam?

Who parted the red sea and traditionally authored the first five books of the Hebrew Bible?

The first pillar of Islam, 'Shahada', is often called this phrase in English.

The second pillar of Islam, 'Salah', involves numerous kinds of this invocation for divine intervention.

The third pillar of Islam, 'Zakāt', requires donating to the poor or needy from those who are able. It is often referred to as '__________'.

The fourth pillar of Islam, 'Sawm', necessitates all who can safely do so to abstain from food and drink during certain periods, a practice more commonly known as '_______'.

The fifth pillar of Islam, 'Hajj', consists of a ritual where a Muslim makes a __________ to the Kaaba in Mecca wearing only two white sheets.

Jewish people who believe Moses authored the Torah and strictly observe Jewish law follow _________ Judaism.

Jewish people who view Jewish law as non-binding and believe in a continuous revelation follow ___________ Judaism.

Jewish people who believe Jewish law is binding and comes from the consent of the people through generations follow ___________ Judaism.

The primary theological difference between Protestant and Catholic Christians concerns the authority of the ______.

It is considered sacrilegious by some members of which religion to visually depict human figures?