What foundational definition of humanity does Barbara Kruger's Untitled (I shop therefore I am) subvert?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Kruger's poster is a play on René Descartes's words, "I think therefore I am."
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Why were women educated privately instead of through the new universities?
a. Women were not allowed to attend the university. b. Women were a distraction within the educational system. c. Women's curricula included different material than that for male students. d. The cult of the Virgin prohibited women from attending universities.
A work of art that is illusionistic will __________
A. look like nature B. look like a fantasy C. be transparent D. be reflective
A plainchant singer might emphasize a particular word when singing by __________
a) singing one note per syllable b) using a melisma c) singing the melody on a single pitch d) speeding up the tempo
The intellectual movement called humanism ________.
A. focused on human life and its accomplishments B. condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity C. treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature D. focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell