Pablo Picasso’s studies for his painting Guernica exemplify how preliminary sketches can help __________.

a. develop the design for a complex composition
b. construct historical and fictitious narratives
c. improve an artist’s financial position
d. create a larger work in another medium


a. develop the design for a complex composition

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In Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch most notably departs from earlier painters of the Netherlands in his __________.

A. emphasis on enigmatic and fantastical details B. use of oil paint on panel C. mixture of sacred and secular motifs D. use of a triptych format

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Which of the following began as amateur, community theatre?

A. touring shows B. the Moscow Art Theatre C. Avenue Q D. the Guthrie Theatre

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In societies that had not developed written language, the storyteller kept alive the history of the people

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which style trait is not applicable to early and middle Baroque music?

a. the basso continuo creates a powerful bass to support the melody b. characterized by repetitive rhythmic patterns and a strongly articulated beat c. emergence of melodic patterns idiomatic to particular musical instruments d. standard chord progressions begin to occur and modes are gradually limited to major and minor e. piano replaces the harpsichord as the principal keyboard instrument

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