What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?
a. a tornado
b. the Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis
c. columns from Solomon's Temple
d. columns from Djoser's funerary complex
Answer: c
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What is the political theory of "absolutism"? a. The king is infallible. b. Ultimate political power resides in a legislative body whose members areappointed for life
c. Might makes right. d. Power rests in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.
Why did Justinian claim poetically that Hagia Sophia's gigantic dome seemed to hang suspended on a "golden chain from heaven"?
A. The dome rests on pendentives and piers, leaving the area below open. B. The dome rests on a drum, and the coffering makes it appear weightless. C. The dome is supported from above rather than below. D. The dome is constructed of stone squinches around the base.
In the temple that might have been dedicated to Portunus, which of the following shows a Greek influence?
a. the Ionic order columns b. the engaged columns c. the raised platform or podium d. the stairs leading up to the porch
Which of these plays, written by August Wilson, was not set in Pittsburgh?
A. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom B. Radio Golf C. The Piano Lesson D. Seven Guitars