As seen in the mosaic, An Unswept Floor, to fool the viewer with a great sense of detail and realism is known as:


Answer: trompe l'oeil

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Under France's King Louis XIII, actual power was wielded by

A. his wife Anne of Austria. B. his son Louis XIV. C. his brother Gaston d'Orléans. D. Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin.

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Which of the following is American film critic Andrew Sarris's view of filmmaker Luis Buñuel's films?

A. They displayed rigorous scripting. B. They were deeply moralistic. C. They embodied a mystery's style without style. D. They were concerned about entertainment.

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Amenhotep IV relocated the capital of Egypt, changed his own name to Akhenaten, and

a. established a new monotheistic religion to replace the traditional Egyptian pantheon. b. limited the priesthood to only twelve members. c. began new construction at Karnak. d. built the step-pyramids of Saqqara.

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As it relates to timbre, the Baroque ideal is best described as?

a) heterogeneous b) musical sections alternating heterogeneous and homogeneous c) a blend of essentially uniform sounds d) as varied as possible; there was no essentially ideal approach to timbre

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