What characterizes Minoan architecture?

A. Dressed stone walls and wood columns
B. Corbeled vaults and guardian figures
C. Papyrus capitals and tent-like buildings
D. Imposing fortifications and tombs


Answer: A

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a. added by later artists b. only for decorum c. symbolic for spiritual captivity d. symbolic for resurrection

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Which of the following media produces the greatest range, richness, and subtlety of color?

A. fresco B. oil C. tempera D. watercolor

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In New Kingdom Egypt, Amenhotep IV started a revolution in both religion and the arts when he changed his name to Akhenaton to honor the sun god and became a __________. The period of his reign is known as the __________

a. polytheist; Aton period b. high priest; Sun period c. theist; Nefertiti period d. monotheist; Amarna period e. pseudo-god; Hyskos period

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Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece has

a. rich colors and a somber mood. b. a confined sense of space. c. a flat, gold background worked with a pattern punch. d. dim colors and a somber mood.

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