Which term describes the cross-inscribed halo of a Christian saint?

A. Cruciform
B. Nimbus
C. Attribute
D. Sanctus


Answer: B

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a) established a Confucian academy to train civil servants. b) continued the Qin persecution of Confucian scholars. c) inaugurated an era of cultural stagnation. d) made peace with barbarians north of the Great Wall.

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Which element of Janine Antoni's Touch, if changed from its position in the original frame view, would break the illusion of flattened space?

a) vantage point
b) vanishing point
c) orthogonal line
d) figure-ground line

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Which of the following is a term for semidomes?

A. squinches B. conches C. exedrae D. pendentives

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Which term or topic is best associated with the International Gothic style?

a. Doge's Palace, Venice b. Ars nova c. chivalric tournaments d. Dante's Paradiso

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