Deck 1: Exploring the Humanities and Social Sciences: Concepts and Disciplines

Question 1

Humanities today represent ________ disciplines.

A)no
B)non-science
C)mathematical
D)scientific

Answer 1

non-science

Question 2

The term 'Humanities' first appeared during the _________

A)italian renaissance
B)roman war
C)modern period
D)none of these

Answer 2

italian renaissance

Question 3

_______ is included in Humanities.

A)philosophy
B)classics
C)history
D)all these

Answer 3

all these

Question 4

Sciences are classified into _________

A)natural and physical
B)natural and spiritual
C)natural and social
D)all these

Question 5

Empirical proof is essential to ________study.

A)scientific
B)mathematical
C)philosophical
D)historical

Question 6

________ is not a natural science.

A)astronomy
B)history
C)biology
D)physics

Question 7

Find out the odd one.

A)physics
B)chemistry
C)theology
D)biology

Question 8

Find out the odd one.

A)humanities
B)philosophy
C)fine arts
D)science

Question 9

Find out the mismatched pair.

A)humanities/philosophy
B)humanities/history
C)humanities/astronomy
D)science/biology

Question 10

Find out the mismatched pair.

A)natural science/chemistry
B)natural science/physics
C)natural science/biology
D)natural science/ sociology

Question 11

Geology is a ________ discipline.

A)humanities
B)natural science
C)social science
D)none of these

Question 12

Scientific study of human social behaviour is the concern of _______

A)philosophy
B)religion
C)natural sciences
D)social sciences

Question 13

________ is an interpretive discipline.

A)humanities
B)natural sciences
C)social sciences
D)all these

Question 14

Narrative imagination is employed in __________

A)cultural studies
B)fine arts
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 15

Humanities are characteristically _______ disciplines.

A)analytic
B)interpretive
C)scientific
D)all these

Question 16

In psychology and philosophy, social sciences and _______ overlap.

A)fine arts
B)natural sciences
C)humanities
D)none of these

Question 17

The role of 'values' is important for _________

A)humanities
B)physical sciences
C)natural sciences
D)all these

Question 18

The word 'fact' is derived from a _______ word.

A)latin
B)greek
C)english
D)french

Question 19

Historian's concern for _______ is problematic.

A)wars
B)objective facts
C)political system
D)all these

Question 20

'What it means to be human' is the central concern in _________

A)natural science
B)social sciences
C)humanities
D)literature

Question 21

________ are essentially self-reflexive in character.

A)humanities
B)natural sciences
C)social sciences
D)all these

Question 22

_________ is a sociologist.

A)socrates
B)plato
C)max weber
D)e. h. carr

Question 23

________ is/are shared by the members of a group.

A)behavior
B)personality
C)choices
D)values

Question 24

Gender equality is a cherished ________

A)taste
B)value
C)choice
D)character

Question 25

Language determines ________

A)identity
B)behavior
C)method
D)none of these