In this apse mosaic from Santa Prassede, Pope Paschal holds a small model of a church. This was a medieval way of showing . . .

What will be an ideal response?


that Paschal was the patron of the church.

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A. Casement B. Lancet C. Framing D. Oculus

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The great impresario of vaudeville and revue entertainment in the 1920s who produced his first follies

in 1907 eventually became the financial backer of Show Boat. He was:

a. James Cagney b. Paul Robeson c. Florenz Ziegfeld d. Victor Herbert

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The urna is the cranial protuberance signifying symbolic omniscient power

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In which medium are the depictions of Justinian and Theodora in San Vitale made?

a. panel painting b. low relief sculpture c. fresco d. mosaic e. freestanding sculpture

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