In Byzantine architecture, which is the preferred way to support a dome?
a. with squinches
b. with pendentives
c. with a colonnade
d. with a drum
Answer: b
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a. Goethe's Faust b. Frankenstein's creature c. Lord Byron d. Thomas Jefferson
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a) New comedy and Old tragedy b) Melodramas and Freedom Skits c) Anti-comedies and Love stories d) Barber comedies and wig plays e) Domestic tragedies and sentimental comedies
Augustus most likely chose a tumulus form for his tomb in order to associate himself with
A) ?Egyptian funerary traditions. B) ?the deified Julius Caesar. C) ?Etruscan and Republican ancient traditions. D) a Classicizing, Greek style.
A surprising trend in American audiences is that opera has become popular with young adults
Indicate whether the statement is true or false