The ____________ is the surface above a door and below an arch, usually filled with sculpted figures.

A. pier
B. tympanum
C. bay
D. nave


B. tympanum

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A. the growth in oil demand by the industrialized states B. the founding of Israel as a Jewish state in 1948 C. the ouster of British-backed King Farouk in Egypt D. an explosion of Islamic fundamentalism

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The most important new medium in mid-nineteenth-century architecture was

a. glass. b. cement. c. cast iron. d. brick.

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Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 ("Rákóczy March") is a nationalistic work in that it:

a. is named after a Hungarian general. b. used the Gypsy scale and imitated folk instruments, such as the cimbalom. c. is an arrangement of a favorite patriotic tune among Hungarians. d. all of these choices.

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Which of the following constitutes a good classification of a script?

A. naturalism B. absurdism C. light, romantic comedy D. one-act

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