What term refers to a type of architectural structure in which two or more vertical columns support a horizontal beam?

A. post-and-lintel
B. fresco
C. corinthian
D. hieroglyphics


A. post-and-lintel

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The apse mosaic in the interior of San Vitale demonstrates the Byzantine emphasis on symbolic qualities through the __________.

a. realistic imagery b. highly stylized figures c. idealized forms d. figures’ monumental scale

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What was unusual about the director's cut of Orson Welles's film Touch of Evil?

A. It was considered by most critics to be inferior to the original theatrical release. B. Welles himself opposed the release of the director's cut because he felt that the studio had had too much input. C. Welles cut the running time of the film by nearly a third for the director's cut. D. It was constructed many years later by a different director.

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Pictures in which lines, shapes, and colors no longer refer to anything in the real world are called ____

a. naturalism b. realism c. semi-abstract d. objective e. nonrepresentational

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How does the vocal line of the B section differ from that of the A section?

a) The notes are longer in the B section. b) The notes are shorter in the B section. c) The notes are in a higher register in the B section. d) The vocal line is unaccompanied in the B section.

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