The Church permitted Benvenuto Cellini to create the erotic Saltcellar because it was
a. made of precious materials.
b. a private commission.
c. functional, not purely decorative.
d. small in size.
Answer: b
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a. by playing two organs against each other. b. by placing the four choirs in separate areas. c. by adding the first all-female ensemble to the choir. d. by using brass and wood instruments in the music.
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The persistence of the artistic tradition of which people is evident in the intertwining animal and plant motifs of this object?
A. Byzantines B. Vikings C. Ottonians D. Visigoths
Romanesque monumental stone sculpture appears on __________.
A. portals and capitals B. walls and vaults C. apses and galleries D. ribs and crossings
Made as a record of the 1936 Olympic Games, which were held in Berlin, Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia was financed by the government on a vast scale and the intention was to:
A. flatter American athletes and thus receive U.S. distribution. B. display Germany's military strength. C. show Germany as a cooperative member of the world community and thus quell fears about Nazi aggression. D. excuse the Nazis' persecution of Jews.