A (An) __________ is literally a "city of the dead."
A. necropolis
B. acropolis
C. metropolis
D. megalopolis
Answer: A
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The Ara Pacis Augustae (Fig. 6-20) commemorates the triumphal return of __________ following the establishment of Roman rule in Gaul and Hispania
A. Caesar B. Hadrian C. Cassias D. Augustus
Why was the figure of the Virgin Mary often shown standing on a crescent moon?
A. It signified the New World. B. It symbolized the Virgin's ability to cure the plague. C. It referred to the woman of the Apocalypse. D. It showed the Virgin's piety and devotion.
Expressive theories focus attention on the composition of an artwork and how earlier artworks may have influenced it
a. true b. false
The nudity of Michelangelo’s David suggests
1. that the culture had left its squeamishness about representations of male nudity firmly behind it. b. that the artist and his supporters were deliberately trying to insult the Medici. c. that the artist considered Florence highly vulnerable in the post-Medici era. d. that some in the culture were as appreciative of the male nude as were their Classical forebears.