What aspect of Praxiteles's statue of Aphrodite of Knidos caused controversy in its day?
A. Style
B. Material
C. Nudity
D. Gesture
Answer: C
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Which of the following reasons likely persuaded Emperor Leo III to initiate iconoclasm?
a. The loss of almost two-thirds of Byzantine territory b. To prepare for a visit from the Latin pope c. The creation of images was too expensive d. To commemorate his conversion to Islam
What is one characteristic often found in baroque melodies?
A. One long continuous phrase with long sustained notes B. A symmetrical frame with two long phrases of equal length C. A short opening phrase followed by a longer phrase with an unbroken flow of rapid notes D. One short phrase followed by continuous repetition of the same phrase