At an estate near the Swiss border, which Enlightenment playwright wrote dozens of

books, plays, and pamphlets promoting religious tolerance, making fun of religious
superstitions, and calling for a theatre of ideas?



What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Voltaire

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Georges Braque's Violin and Candlestick exemplifies the ______________ style, because the subject is derived from reality, but the shapes are stylized through geometric terms.

a. Abstract b. Nono bjective c. Naturalistic d. Representational

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Which architectural component supports the dome of the Hagia Sophia?

A. Squinches B. Barrel vaults C. Pendentives D. Iron beams

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In Michelangelo's David (fig. 10.6) the figure's head and shoulders are in a slightly opposite direction than his hips and legs, in a pose called __________

A. hip check B. serpentine C. contrapposto D. active

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