The Roman innovation that most greatly influenced Western architecture was __________.

a. entasis
b. the rounded arch
c. a system of architectural orders
d. the flying buttress


b. the rounded arch

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In some works of art, the size of the figures denotes their importance. This is known as

a. hierarchic scale. b. iconography. c. stylization. d. abstraction.

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An Earthwork is defined as a work that:

a. Large works that feature the Earth as a core subject matter b. Outside sculptures c. Paintings that use organic materials d. A large outdoor work in which the earth itself is the primary medium

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Postmodernism is a philosophy of art that came to the fore after the Second World War

a. true b. false

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