Because they had no alternative artistic tradition of their own to draw from, early representations of Christ often show his as

a. a Roman Emperor
b. The Good Shepherd
c. a young man like the Greek god Apollo
d. both b and c
e. none of the above


d. both b and c

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A. a literal phenomenon. B. an optical illusion. C. independent of frame speed. D. independent of projection speed.

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The papyrus plant stands for the land of ________.

a. the Second Cataract b. the First Cataract c. Upper Egypt d. Lower Egypt

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When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase, he said, "The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase, but at a painting.". This is indicative of __________

a. his great respect for Greek treasures b. an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects c. the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase d. the inferior form of the vase itself e. the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase

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The relative darkness or lightness of a color is called the ____________

light color means?

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