The gold Russian pectoral piece, produced in the fourth century BCE, depicts a mythical creature that is half lion and half eagle, known as a __________, in the lower register
a. triton
b. chimera
c. faun
d. griffin
e. centaur
d
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a. Rudolfo and Mimi b. Tristan and Isolde c. Don José and Carmen d. Alfredo and Violetta e. Pierrot and Lunaire
Phyllis Wheatley holds the distinction of being the first black
a. American to publish a book. b. woman to become a minister. c. woman to earn her living as a writer. d. woman to receive a portrait commission.
Which of the following was a crossover hit for the Dixie Chicks?
A. U2's "Beautiful Day" B. Chicago's "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" C. The Eagles' "Take It Easy" D. Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide"
Courbet?s The Stone Breakers (25.2) _________________
a. treats a genre scene with seriousness and monumentality
b. is painted with a heavy impasto
c. contains life-size figures
d. all of the above