Gothic architecture can be distinguished from Romanesque architecture because of the extensive use of __________.

a. barrel vaults
b. reliquaries
c. pointed arches
d. monumental sculpture


c. pointed arches

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To fully appreciate the virtuosity of Caravaggio's composition, the viewer should __________.

A. look at the scene from a 45-degree angle B. view the image in the lowest light possible C. see the darkened background under bright illumination to reveal hidden figures D. view the scene upside down to see the face of the soldier

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The ancient history of the Americas is not as easily understood as that of India and China because

A. we know of the peoples only from their artifacts. B. there were more varieties and numbers of cultures in the Americas. C. written records were not kept. D. All these answers are correct.

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Originating in ________, art nouveau ("new art") was an ornamental style that became enormously popular in the late nineteenth century

A. Austria B. Germany C. France D. Belgium

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The concluding section of a musical work is often called

A) a fugue. B) the development. C) a coda. D) none of the above

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