What was one reason that some of the Roman clergy rejected the religious works of Caravaggio?

a)  his rejection of idealized aristocratic images
b)  his extreme foreshortening
c)  his use of dramatic chiaroscuro
d)  his interest in painting saints


a)  his rejection of idealized aristocratic images

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The music of the 1980s proved not to be a continuation of 1970s music. Two reasons for this

development are:

a. higher awareness of Civil Rights issues and widespread digital recording technologies b. widespread digital recording technologies and new rhythms not around in the 1970s c. use of sounds and rhythms that weren't common earlier and the integration of styles from "outside" pop, rock, and R&B d. new rhythms not around in the 1970s and the new, unique instruments that were developed

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Cycladic figures, such as the woman from Syros, are rendered _____

A) ?with bulbous circular forms B) naturalistically? C) as portraits? D) in a highly schematic manner

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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