Humanities and Cultural Studies Flashcards
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Which rhetorical strategy appeals to the audience's emotions to persuade them?
Answer: Pathos
Pathos is the rhetorical appeal to emotion, using imagery, storytelling, or language designed to evoke feelings that support the speaker's persuasive goal.
In world history, what event marked the beginning of the First World War?
Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914
The assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, triggered the chain of alliances and declarations that began World War I.
What is 'semiotics' in cultural and literary studies?
Answer: The study of signs and symbols and how they produce meaning
Semiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and their meanings, examining how meaning is created and communicated through language, images, gestures, and cultural artifacts.
In architecture, what stylistic features define the Gothic tradition?
Answer: Pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses allowing tall, light-filled structures
Gothic architecture (12th–16th centuries) is characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, and flying buttresses that allowed for taller, thinner walls with large stained glass windows.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Answer: A 1920s–1930s flourishing of African American art, literature, and music centered in Harlem, New York
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement of the 1920s–1930s that celebrated Black artistic and literary expression through the work of writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
In moral philosophy, what does 'utilitarianism' hold as the basis for ethical action?
Answer: Actions are right if they produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number
Utilitarianism, associated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, holds that the morally right action is the one that maximizes overall happiness or well-being.