The Baroque-Rococo artistic style of the eighteenth century was

A) confined to France.
B) expressed in the architectural works of Baron d'Holbach.
C) evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann.
D) characterized by strict geometric patterns and an emphasis on power.
E) more severe and mathematical than the Baroque.


C

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a. All life is suffering. b. Suffering arises from craving c. To stop suffering, one must do penance for sins. d. One stops craving by following the Eightfold Path.

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The medieval church had always taught that salvation was ________

A. a joint venture of the faithful and the clergy B. solely left to the individual C. dictated by God's judgment D. impossible, and therefore one must constantly repent E. only for priests and nuns

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Between 1945 and 1959, U.S. policy in the Middle East saw

A. the U.S. refuse to join in a UN resolution denouncing British and French actions during the Suez crisis. B. the CIA engineer a coup that brought the shah of Iran to power. C. the Truman administration refuse to recognize the state of Israel. D. the Eisenhower administration assist in the construction of the Aswan Dam. E. President Eisenhower seek to end the rule of Egyptian leader Gamal Nasser during the Suez crisis.

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