When people debate puzzling questions such why an object gives pleasure, or of the nature of justice, which gift of the humanities are they partaking in?
a. beauty
b. a deep sense of the past
c. ideas
d. language
c
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Which instrumental family forms the core of sound in the Western classical orchestra?
a. woodwinds b. brasses c. percussion d. strings e. keyboard
Frequency of sound is measured in:
a. hertz. b. amplitude. c. decibels. d. ohms.
Why did Justinian claim poetically that Hagia Sophia's gigantic dome seemed to hang suspended on a "golden chain from heaven"?
A. The dome rests on pendentives and piers, leaving the area below open. B. The dome rests on a drum, and the coffering makes it appear weightless. C. The dome is supported from above rather than below. D. The dome is constructed of stone squinches around the base.
The Panathenaic Way, which runs through the agora, was used for:
a. the Olympics b. secret diplomatic missions c. sacred processions d. shipping and commerce