A/an _____________ is a half arch used to counteract the outward thrust of the vault and to transfer the thrust to piers outside the walls.
A. aqueduct
B. flying buttress
C. crusade
D. troubadour
B. flying buttress
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The Church of Saint-Denis is significant as the __________.
A. originator of the Gothic style B. first pilgrimage church in France C. coronation church of the French monarchy D. site where Classical forms were revived
Piet Mondrian’s Tableau 3, with Orange-Red, Yellow, Black, Blue, and Gray exemplifies De Stijl because __________.
a. it uses organic abstraction to reject the Fascist focus on nationalism b. the nonrepresentational forms express European cultural heritage c. Mondrian used automatism to create dreamlike imagery d. the straight lines and primary colors convey the order of nature
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