Gilbert Stuart's eighteenth-century traditional portrait George Washington achieves a realistic likeness largely through __________

a. cross-hatching
b. abstraction
c. stippling
d. modeling
e. balance


Answer: d. modeling

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A. postmodernist theatre B. performance art C. traditional theatre D. fringe theatre

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Montesquieu's most enduring idea in The Spirit of the Laws is that

A. governments should be based on the consent of the governed. B. governments are created to protect property. C. a separation of powers prevents governments from becoming tyrannical. D. natural rights are inalienable.

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Composers use repetition, variation, and contrast to create __________

a) rhythm b) musical form c) timbre d) texture

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