What devastating natural disaster occurred in Europe during the 1340s?
A. Mad cow disease
B. Insect infestation of linen plants
C. Flooding of Venice and Sicily
D. Bubonic plague
Answer: D
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When Michelangelo was only 27, he carved the 13½-foot statue of David from __________
a. two blocks of limestone b. a single block of granite c. a hillside of living rock d. a single piece of almost unworkable marble e. three odd-shaped blocks of Carrara marble
Bratmobile released records on the
a. SST label. b. DGC label. c. Kill Rock Stars label. d. Sub Pop label.
What northern Renaissance writer's greatest work is devoted to a satirical exposure of religious corruption and prejudice?
a. Desiderius Erasmus b. Pico della Mirandola c. Machiavelli d. Thomas More
Facing a cold, hostile universe, these playwrights felt that what happens in life cannot
be explained logically, that human existence is futile, that relationships are ineffective, language is imprecise and that traditional structures of plays fail to reflect the ridiculousness, meaninglessness, anxiety and chaos of the world. Which “ism” is this?
a) Surrealism b) Dadaism c) Expressionism d) Naturalism e) Absurdism