Humanities Quizzes & Trivia

Do you have interest in ancient and modern languages? Are you fond of theatre? Keen on literature? A philosophy enthusiast? In a nutshell, do you see yourself as a Humanist? If the answer is “yes”, you’ve come to the place where all your readings pay off! Go through the quizzes, read our questions and prove to be a true humanities scholar.

Can you identify the major poets in English language? Do you know where the formal study of language began? And who wrote the classical masterpiece “Odyssey”? Can you name the three greatest Greek philosophers? Any idea on how many plays did Shakespeare write? Start answering now and write your name on the best Humanities score list!

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Year 7 Fabulous Humanities Quiz

A fantastic humanities quiz for Year 7 students at JC.For parents to complete in conjunction with their child to show how much the student has learnt in their Geography and History lessons, for pupils to be able to show off to...

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 1978 | Last updated: Jan 21, 2013

Sample Question
What OS map symbol is this?

Coniferous forest

Non-coniferous forest

Park

Year 7 Humanities: Geospatial Skills

This quiz will test your knowledge of general geographical and geospatial skills, concepts, terms and information.

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 862 | Last updated: Jan 16, 2013

Sample Question
All maps should have BOLTSS. What do the letters in BOLTSS stand for and what do they mean?

Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

Boulder, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

Border, Orienteering, Ledger, Totem, Scale, Sauce

Bushes, Ogres, Lemmings, Toes, Soup, Sauce

Year 8 Fabulous Humanities Quiz

Year 9 History and Geography students investigate a range of thought provoking issues from plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes to the industrial revolution and World War One.

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 474 | Last updated: Feb 12, 2013

Sample Question
The inner core of the Earth is made of steel

True

False

Humanities @ Gwinnett Tech - Midterm Review

Questions: 77 | Attempts: 341 | Last updated: Mar 25, 2012

Sample Question
The set of shared values and behaviours shared by a group of people, developed over time, and passed down from one generation to the next is best defined as:

Community

Culture

History

Songs

Landmarks In Humanities Ch1,2,3,

Landmarks in Humanities Ch1,2,3, test Review questions for Prof. Rashid at KVCTC.edu

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 175 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

Sample Question
Why did Our ancestors create cave art?

Cave art was a form of Sexual arousal.

Cave art was a form of History.

Cave art was a form of Prayer.

Cave art was a form of coolness.

Cave art was a form of Happiness.

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ACT Reading Test 1 Passage 3 Humanities

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 1318 | Last updated: Feb 28, 2014

Sample Question
The author describes Mozart as all of the following EXCEPT:

A musical genius.

Carefree.

Inhumane.

A civilized man.

Practice Quiz 3: Humanities 1

Greetings!Â This is a practice quiz. You may take it as many times as you like in preparation for the Final Quiz. You can receive +2 extra-credit points for attempting each Quiz (up to a maximum of +10 Points, don't forget to...

Questions: 54 | Attempts: 583 | Last updated: Dec 14, 2012

Sample Question
What is a numinous experience?

Tremendous mystery in the face of the Other

a sense of shock and awe

Common sense

The utterly strange

All of the above

Year 9 Fabulous Humanities Quiz

A fantastic humanities quiz for Year 9 students at GEMS Jumeirah College, Dubai

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 240 | Last updated: Mar 8, 2013

Sample Question
In what year did the United Nations hold a meeting which would later be called the Earth Summit?

1996

1990

1992

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Humaniti4es GT 1 Chapter 9 Practice Test. (a daily grade)

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 169 | Last updated: Jun 28, 2018

Sample Question
There was little difference between the Christian cultures of Eastern and Western Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century.

True

False

Humanities Final, Practice Quiz

Humanities Final Practice Test I just took the time to make studying a little bit more entertaining than flashcards. Just study for a while and you will get a final score at the end.Looks like spelling counts all questions and...

Questions: 98 | Attempts: 160 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

Sample Question
The earliest evidence of religious beliefs can be found in ___________.

Funerary offerings

Early Architecture

Musical Compositions

Senior Humanities Intro Quiz

This quiz covers basic definition and characteristics of humanities, historiography, and primary and secondary sources

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 119 | Last updated: Sep 9, 2015

Sample Question
Which is NOT a major theme in the humanities?

Religion

Music

Architecture

History

Fall 2010 Humanities Second Quarter A

This quiz covers art in the periods Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Neoclassical Romantic and Realism.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 92 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
According to our class lecture and your text, which of the following idea(s) is not associated with Baroque period? Key word is NOT. One correct answer.

Naturalism

Counter Reformation

Idealism

Absolutism

All of the above

Final Spring 2011 Honors Humanities

This quiz covers art in the periods Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Neoclassical Romantic.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 48 | Last updated: Jan 24, 2013

Sample Question
According to our class lecture and your text, which of the following idea(s) is NOT associated with Baroque period? Key word is NOT. One correct answer.

Naturalism

Counter Reformation

Idealism

Absolutism

All of the above

Chivalry: A Code Of Conduct For Knights

Chivalry: A code of conduct for knights

Ms. Williams Humanities 8

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 41 | Last updated: Feb 25, 2014

Sample Question
Chivalry was a set of written rules for knights

True

False

Senior Humanities Paleolithic Origins Quiz

This quiz covers the Paleolithic Era, hunter gatherers, human species, early art, and the transition into the Neolithic era

Questions: 23 | Attempts: 38 | Last updated: Oct 29, 2015

Sample Question
You would have most likely FIRST seen this upright walking bipedal human species, Homo erectus, in what part of the world?

Africa

North America

Asia

Australia

Nerinx Humanities Group 3 2011

1st Quarter Quiz 1 will assess art from the Greek and Roman periods. Humanities Honors

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 38 | Last updated: Jan 30, 2013

Sample Question
An example of the difference between sculpture of the Classical Greek period and the Archaic Greek period is . . .

The Classical Greek sculptures were representative of historic individuals while the Archaic Greek sculptures were always representative of gods.

Classical Greek sculptures showed natural body movement v. the stiff stylized figures of the Archaic Greek sculptures.

Classical sculpture were all white marble v. the Archaic polychromatic sculptures

Archaic sculptures depicted everyday events of everyday people v. the Greek classical sculpture of kings and knights

Fall 2010 Humanities Second Quarter C

This quiz covers art in the periods Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Neoclassical Romantic.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 38 | Last updated: Jan 21, 2013

Sample Question
According to our class lecture and your text, which of the following idea(s) is NOT associated with Baroque period? Key word is NOT. One correct answer.

Naturalism

Counter Reformation

Idealism

Absolutism

All of the above

Unit 3 Art And Humanities

Unit 3 Art and Humanities

Unit 3 Arts & Humanities 4th Grade

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 36 | Last updated: Jan 21, 2013

Sample Question
________________ is a band of colors in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

Color Wheel

Color Spectrum

Intermediate Colors

Fall 2010 Humanities Second Quiz B

This quiz covers art in the periods Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Neoclassical Romantic.

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 34 | Last updated: Jan 18, 2013

Sample Question
According to our class lecture and your text, which of the following idea(s) is not associated with Baroque period? Key word is NOT. One correct answer.

Naturalism

Counter Reformation

Idealism

Absolutism

All of the above

What's Your Humanities IQ?

What's your humanities IQ?

Find out what your South Dakota Humanities IQ is. Do you know what programs are available in your area? Hint, you can find some of the answers on our website, www.sdhumanities.org.Quiz participants will be entered in a drawing to...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 33 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
The 2010 South Dakota Festival of Books will be hosted September 24-26th in what South Dakota city?

Sioux Falls

Deadwood

Aberdeen

Nerinx Humanities Group 1 2011

1st Quarter Quiz 1 will assess art from the Greek and Roman periods. Humanities Honors

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 31 | Last updated: Jan 29, 2013

Sample Question
An example of the difference between sculpture of the Classical Greek period and the Archaic Greek period is . . .

The Classical Greek sculptures were representative of historic individuals while the Archaic Greek sculptures were always representative of gods.

Classical Greek sculptures showed natural body movement v. the stiff stylized figures of the Archaic Greek sculptures.

Classical sculpture were all white marble v. the Archaic polychromatic sculptures

Archaic sculptures depicted everyday events of everyday people v. the Greek classical sculpture of kings and knights

Humanities Final Ch 9

Humanities final ch 9

Questions: 17 | Attempts: 15 | Last updated: Jan 25, 2013

Sa 3 -year 5 - Humanities

SA 3 -year 5 - Humanities

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 14 | Last updated: Feb 24, 2020

Sample Question
Recognize the following explorer

Vasco Da Gama

James Cook

Marco Polo

Amerigo Vespucci