MH Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. The 'is-ought' problem, articulated by David Hume, argues that: → Moral claims cannot be logically derived from factual statements alone
2. Edward Said's 'Orientalism' (1978) argues that Western scholarship on the 'Orient' primarily functions to: → Construct and justify Western power over non-Western peoples
3. Differences are socioeconomic and cultural constructs, therefore equality and similarity are required (possible either within or without capitalism). → Liberal and socialist feminism (define)
4. What shared characteristics did the Epicureans and the Stoics have? → Both schools were looking for a way to avoid pain.
5. The concept of 'theodicy' in religious studies refers to the attempt to reconcile: → The existence of evil with the existence of an all-good, all-powerful God
6. Which of the following steps is included in the scientific process of investigation? → All of the above
7. Golden: knowledge Silver: bravery Brass: moderation → Plato's 3 types of souls
8. The arguer wants the premises to make the conclusion extremely likely or likely. → Inductive
9. The morality theory relates to → Ethics
10. Which American author is best known for pioneering the 'stream of consciousness' technique in works like 'The Sound and the Fury'? → William Faulkner
11. Law and construction → 2 Things romans were good at
12. Which theoretical framework analyzes how museums construct meaning and exercise power over the objects they display? → New Museology
13. Semiotics is a term that was first used by → Charles sanders pierce
14. What is the primary concern of 'narratology' as a branch of literary theory? → The structure and function of narrative
15. Across the twelve tables → Roman law was codified where
16. Which literary period in American literature is most associated with the post-Civil War realism movement? → The Gilded Age
17. Who else besides William Faulkner uses the stream-of-consciousness writing style? → James Joyce
18. "The primary source of knowledge is the agreement." On what theory is this idea based? → Pragmatism
19. The scholarly discipline of 'paleography' is the study of: → Ancient and historical handwriting and manuscript scripts
20. Erwin Panofsky's iconological method involves how many levels of meaning in analyzing an artwork? → Three
21. Mikhail Bakhtin's concept of 'dialogism' argues that literary language is: → Always in dialogue with other voices and discourses
22. Hannah Arendt's 'The Origins of Totalitarianism' (1951) identifies which two regimes as the paradigmatic examples of 20th-century totalitarianism? → Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union
23. The book ——— contains the transformational generative grammar theory. → Both “a’ & “b”
24. The study of fossils is called paleontology. → The Emergence and evolution of humans
25. Jean-François Lyotard's definition of postmodernism in 'The Postmodern Condition' (1979) centers on: → Incredulity toward metanarratives
26. Leopold von Ranke's goal of recounting history 'wie es eigentlich gewesen' (as it actually was) is most associated with which approach? → Empiricist historicism
27. The term 'chiaroscuro' in art refers to: → The use of strong contrasts between light and dark
28. In Islamic philosophy, 'ijtihad' refers to: → Independent legal reasoning to derive rulings from primary sources
29. The principle of 'linear perspective,' allowing realistic depiction of three-dimensional space on a flat surface, was codified in the Renaissance by: → Filippo Brunelleschi
30. Which statement about physical anthropology is accurate? → IT Encompasses both the study of biology and the behavior of man.