Chapters 1-4 Humanities Quiz - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
BC/BCE stands for....	Before Christ/Before Common Era	91%
AD/CE stands for....	Anno Domini/Common Era	79%
True or false: Polytheists worship multiple deities.	True	76%
Per the above, Christianity is an example of....	Monotheism	65%
How many Gods do monotheists worship?	One	65%
And Taoism is an example of.....	Polytheism	59%
Known for his beauty, which figure from Greek mythology died after falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water?	Narcissus	56%
Armed combatants who entertained audiences by fighting in Roman amphitheaters were called __________.	Gladiators	53%
'Kosher' refers to the foods that are acceptable to eat in the religion of _______.	Judaism	53%
Who parted the red sea and traditionally authored the first five books of the Hebrew Bible?	Moses	53%
Who prayed in a cave for several weeks every year and founded Islam?	Muhammad	53%
The word for the Islamic version of the above is _____.	Halal	47%
Rome's republic collapsed with the newfangled dictatorship of famed army commander _____________.	Julius Caesar	47%
Who stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to humanity?	Prometheus	47%
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 '_______'.	Fasting	44%
"The Code of _________" is a Babylonian legal text.	Hammurabi	44%
Both of the above dietary restrictions include rules on the consumption of ____.	meat	44%
The primary theological difference between Protestant and Catholic Christians concerns the authority of the ______.	Pope	44%
It is considered sacrilegious by some members of which religion to visually depict human figures?	Islam	41%
Jewish people who believe Moses authored the Torah and strictly observe Jewish law follow _________ Judaism.	Orthodox	41%
One of the reasons why the Western Roman Empire collapsed is because it was too ___ to govern.	Big	38%
The above's assassination was immediately followed by a power struggle between his first lieutenant, ___________...	Mark Antony	38%
Which star-crossed musician tried and failed to rescue his wife from the underworld?	Orpheus	38%
The second pillar of Islam, 'Salah', involves numerous kinds of this invocation for divine intervention.	Prayer	38%
Jewish people who believe Jewish law is binding and comes from the consent of the people through generations follow ___________ Judaism.	Conservative	35%
'Yin' and 'yang' are key concepts in the Chinese philosophy and religion of ______.	Daoism	35%
After repeated attacks on Rome's borders by ________ tribes, the Empire collapsed.	Germanic	35%
The above highly values the _______ order.	natural	35%
Jewish people who view Jewish law as non-binding and believe in a continuous revelation follow ___________ Judaism.	Reform	35%
Another reason why the Empire collapsed was because of high levels of ______ inequality.	Wealth	35%
... and the former dictator's adoptive son, __________.	Augustus/Octavian	32%
Dyskolos (The Grouch) is an example of a Greek _______.	Comedy	32%
What type of rituals did statues of mother Earth primarily represent?	Fertility	29%
Under this new leadership, an era of peace and stability was established known as "___ _____".	Pax Romana	29%
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.	Pilgrimage	29%
The ________ accepted all life circumstances as the will of nature.	Stoics	29%
Persai (The Persians) is an example of a Greek _______.	Tragedy	26%
The third pillar of Islam, 'Zakāt', requires donating to the poor or needy from those who are able. It is often referred to as '__________'.	Almsgiving	24%
Which agile huntress lost a footrace for her matrimony to Hippomenes (who won by throwing three 'irresistible' golden apples to her)?	Atalanta	24%
The earliest known use of "an eye for an eye" comes from the ________________.	Code of Hammurabi	24%
The first pillar of Islam, 'Shahada', is often called this phrase in English.	Declaration of Faith	24%
One of the above's best known satires, commonly called "_______ _____", was a misogynistic diatribe.	Against Women	21%
BC/AD comes from ______, BCE/CE is more ______.	Christianity, neutral/inclusive	21%
______ was Rome's most famous satirist.	Juvenal	21%
Which sculptor made a statue and fell in love with it?	Pygmalion	21%
The ________ sought spiritual satisfaction by renouncing societal values, conventions, and material wealth.	Cynics	15%
The ________ avoided physical excess for plain living and mind-body unity.	Epicureans	12%

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