The ____________ is the surface above a door and below an arch, usually filled with sculpted figures.

A. pier
B. tympanum
C. bay
D. nave


B. tympanum

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In Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (Young Ladies of Avignon), Picasso’s abstract forms were influenced by __________.

a. African sculpture b. Greek Cycladic figures c. modern European textiles d. medieval German art

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Which genre is the forerunner of the "symphonic poem"?

A) tone poem B) concert overture C) program symphony D) character piece

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The vibraphonist in the Modern Jazz Quartet was

a. Lionel Hampton b. John Lewis c. Milt Jackson d. Percy Heath

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Where did Gauguin see images he called "honest exoticism," images that inspired him to move to Tahiti?

A. At the French World Exhibition of 1889 B. In impressionistic art C. In Mozart's works D. At the German World Fair in 1890

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