By the term "noble savage," Jean-Jacques Rousseau meant that __________.

A. humans are naturally good and are only corrupted by society
B. the ruthlessness of noblemen is justifiable
C. the Christian faith has a civilizing influence on indigenous peoples
D. enslaved peoples possess a nobility suitable to their station


Answer: A

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a. Rivera, Enslavement of the Indians b. Salvador Dali, Persistence of Memory c. Brancusi, Bird in Space d. Kahlo, The Broken Column

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The Etruscans are known for their use of the medium __________, with which they created such images as the Sarcophagus from Cerveteri (fig. 16.15)

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following excerpts from the Epic of Gilgamesh illustrates the technique of metaphor?

A. [You are] a half-door that keeps out neither breeze nor blast B. Ea, the Clever Prince, was under oath with them C. The . . . land shattered like a . . . pot D. Six days and seven nights I mourned over him

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As absolute monarch, ________ brought France to a position of political and military preeminence among the European nation-states.

A. Louis V B. Louis X C. Louis XV D. Louis XIV

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