What formal technique was used to create a very lifelike quality in Bison from Le Tuc d'Audoubert in southern France?

a. human figures surrounding the herds
b. small footprints in the clay floor
c. engraved short parallel lines below their necks
d. low-relief carvings of thin, active animals


Answer: c

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A. Knossos B. Mycenae C. Pylos D. all of the above

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A good example of the use of aquatint in creating areas of unmodulated, translucent color is the print:

A. Standard Station by Ed Ruscha. B. Sumida River, Late Autumn by Motosugu Sugiyama. C. Singing Their Songs by Elizabeth Catlett. D. Woman Bathing by Mary Cassatt. E. Preface to the Diamond Sutra.

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Interdisciplinarians contribute to the evolution of new fields by

a. Evaluating disciplines. b. Making connections between disciplines in tackling problems that no one field of discipline is capable of addressing c. Suggesting synergies between disciplines that may lead to the evolution of interdisciplinary fields. d. “b” and “c” are correct.

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In Albrecht Dürer's woodcut The Draftsman Drawing a Reclining Nude, the draftsman is using a device to help him achieve the effect of ________.

A. foreshortening B. chiaroscuro C. simultaneous contrast D. the illusion of motion

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