________ is the name for a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding her son after he was taken down from the cross

A. Portrait
B. Pietà
C. Vanitas
D. All of these are correct answers: Portrait, Pietà, and Vanitas.
E. None of these answers are correct.


B
Pieta means "pity" in Italian and describes the emotional connotation of the image in regard to the religious iconography.

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A. context B. technique C. style D. materials

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This music tradition is similar to that of the Javanese example (PL 2-4) in terms of

A. its instrumentation, history and musical principles. B. its dance-party context. C. nothing at all; they are completely unrelated. D. the fast, energetic style.

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__________ allowed workers to promote their own interests in the economic realm

A) Parties B) Committees C) Elections D) Newspapers E) Unions

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What was the most enduring new musical style of the post-WWII decades?

A) electronic music B) serial music C) minimalism D) indeterminacy

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