What were the essential traits of the postwar Hindi film? Identify its conventions using the films discussed in the textbook as examples. In what ways were these conventions challenged by the work of Guru Dutt and Ritwik Ghatak?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer may vary.

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The term __________ means "hunter" in the Kongo

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Annunciation, featured in the central panel of the Mérode Altarpiece, contains many symbols of Flemish bourgeois life and piety, including __________.

A. finials shaped as dogs, which are symbolic of fidelity and domesticity B. fruit, which symbolizes abundance C. roses, the flower of Mary D. an open tent, symbolizing the welcoming a new age

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In clarifying the importance of the Old Testament, who stated the following, "the New Testament is hidden in the Old; the Old is clarified by the New"?

a. St. Augustine b. St. Thomas Aquinas c. Constantine d. Junius Bassus

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