Compare a contemporary comedy to an ancient one and identify how each work is similar or different from one another
Identify the structure of each script (how long are the scenes or acts, where is the climax, how is the conflict resolved), and suggest how the ancient work could be presented to a contemporary audience.
A student could compare Lysistrata to American Pie and show that American Pie
seeks to do little more than glorify the naïve male fantasy of losing one's virginity while
Lysistrata, though in it's original production had male actor's playing women, has
throughout history exposed the follies of man in regards to war and masculinity when in
reality it is better to make love, not war.
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The shape of the cave-temple of Shiva at Elephanta form overlapping __________that create a symmetric yet irregular space
A. mandalas B. squares C. triangles D. plateaus
The __________ are a nomadic people who lived in southern Russia from the eighth to the fourth century B.C
A. Scythians B. Dacians C. Parthians D. Lydians E. Etruscans
The organic form and abstract quality of Lino Tagliapietra's sculpture, Batman, allow it to express the idea of ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which movement represents the Catholic Church's response to Protestantism?
a) Calvinism b) Lutheranism c) the Counter-Reformation d) humanism