When compared to oil painting technique employed elsewhere during the Renaissance, Northern European works are distinguished by

A. a luminous quality produced by transparent layers of oil.
B. heavily outlined areas filled with flat color.
C. smooth surfaces without visible brush marks.
D. graduated shading into hazy areas of atmospheric light.


Answer: C. smooth surfaces without visible brush marks.

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The forerunner of the modern director in the Middle Ages was called

a. a play master. b. a playwright. c. an actor-manager. d. an actor-priest.

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After the Persians destroyed the Akropolis in 480 BCE, some Athenians argued for leaving it in ruins because

a. Athena had allowed the destruction to happen and should no longer be honored. b. it would serve as a fitting reminder of the horrors of war. c. there were too few stonemasons and sculptors available to reconstruct it. d. they assumed its destruction was divine punishment for excessive pride in the magnificent complex.

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In Buddhism, the exercise that allows for loss of all consciousness of ego is called

a. nirvana.
b. meditation.
c. enlightenment.
d moksha.

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