On a stupa, the mast that connects the cosmic waters below the earth with the celestial realm above is known as the __________.
A. axis mundi
B. torana
C. haniwa
D. pagoda
Answer: A
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The Tempest was painted by:
a. Tintoretto b. Veronese c. Giovanni Bellini d. Giorgione
How can a sense of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface be created using flat shapes?
A. Viewers can be given the perspective of looking at the scene from below. B. Images can be overlapped to imply regression into the background. C. Forms can be made darker as to appear to be receding into space. D. Using larger shapes to make objects appear to be receding into space
Where did prehistoric artists paint their images in caves?
A. Back B. Front C. Shelter D. Stalactite
Courbet's monumental canvas The Stonebreakers was daring for its time because it __________.
A. depicted the mundane conditions of the working class on a grand scale B. attempted to politicize a national road-building initiative C. exploited the working people who had modeled for Courbet without pay D. romanticized life in the French countryside