Describe the features of rib vaults.

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Ribbed vaulting is a type of groin vault. The skeleton of the vault is formed by diagonal ribs. Over the ribs is a light masonry skin called the webbing. The ribs and the arches channel weight out and down to the ground. The area enclosed by the vault is called the bay.

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a. True b. False

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John Lasseter’s first fully computer-animated film at Pixar was ______.

a. Luxo Jr. b. Toy Story c. Monsters Inc. d. Finding Nemo e. none of these are correct

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Another term for stream of consciousness is

A. dramatic point of view. B. third-person omniscient point of view. C. interior monologue. D. third-person limited point of view.

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