According to the author, who was "the most uncompromising American Realist" of the second half of the nineteenth century?

a. Winslow Homer
b. Thomas Eakins
c. Henry O. Tanner
d. Mary Cassatt


Answer: b

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Hildegard of Bingen made a number of significant contributions to both the arts and sciences, but she is most well known for her visions.

a. These visions were regarded as fiction and she was shunned when they were exposed. b. She became well known for the visions, though encouraged to do so she never wrote them down. c. Pieces like "Hildegard receives her visions" were produced and depict the nun running from the images as she feared she would be persecuted. d. Hildegard was sought out for council as she was respected for her special gift.

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Whereas most documentaries present talking heads in ________, Les Blank's Gap-Toothed Women makes extensive use of ________.

A. medium shots or medium close-ups; extreme close-ups B. extreme long shots; extreme close-ups C. extreme close-ups; extreme long shots D. extreme close-ups; medium shots or medium close-ups

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Adrian Willaert’s New Music was produced while he worked as

a) an innovative choirmaster at Saint Mark’s in Venice. b) a violinist for the d’Este court in Ferrara. c) a virtuoso organist in the Netherlands. d) a writer of popular sonnets.

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