1. The writer’s main purpose in this selection is to demonstrate that
A. sanction of the sciences is truth, and sanction of the humanities is fantasy
B. as the world is ruled by science, it is given meaning by the humanities
C. order, logic, and veracity, when leveled upon the study of the humanities, negate artistic concepts
2. One of the most important functions of the academic humanities is that they
A. organize our huge inheritance of civilization
B. teach our college youth to appreciate the beautiful
C. help clear slum areas and bring down the divorce rate
3. According to the article, science is interested in giving proofs and averages, whereas the humanities
A. are interested only in objective feelings
B. offer possession and uniqueness
C. cater to the personal tastes of savants
4. According to the writer, the world without the human. ities would be
A. a better place in which to live
B. an impossibility, for man could not exist without them
C. without color, sound, and charm and empty of meaning beyond the fulfillmentof immediate needs
5. In paragraph 14 the author seems rather annoyed and apparently believes that
A. man should be thankful for the humanities, for they make an otherwise dull life bearable
B. tradesmen are the people responsible for the sad plight of the humanities
C. only the humanist has the privilege to criticize the humanities
6. The academic humanities are poor in means, because
A. they have been much too modest and retiring in “making out their case” for support
B. they are not supported by colleges
C. their contributions, when measured against those of the sciences, are negligible
7. With which of the following statements do you think the writer would most agree?
A. Wise and judicious social leaders feel that the study of the humanities must be maintained in the name of democracy.
B. Exhausted research scientists require exposure to the arts as psychiatric relief from the pressures of their work.
C. To the demands of selfish, human desiresand the unwillingness to relinquish art, we owe our “furnished,” well-rounded civilization.
8. The study of nature and man through the humanities dwells on that which is
A. anarchic
B. uniform
C. inevitable
9. Some of what currently passes for the humanities is
A. in the social worker’s sense of “usefulness,” a shameful waste of time and effort
B. actually a part of the domain of science
C. a domain which does not belong to anyone
10. The humanities are a form of knowledge acquired through the study of
A. anything that can be classified as ascetic
B. man’s spiritual creations
C. all things not classified as a science