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Which of the following purposes of art is met by a Baroque composer writing a requiem mass?
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Illuminating the spiritual
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Which of the following functions of art is best reflected in an anti-war protest song?
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Political and social commentary
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Artists often employ _______________to achieve the effect of three-dimensions on flat surfaces.
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shading and perspective
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The use of the same visual element several times in a work of art is called:
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repetition.
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The strength, or purity of a color is its:
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intensity
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A natural and comforting arrangement of visual elements is called:
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harmony
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Which of the following purposes of art is most clearly reflected in a documentary on the NASA space shuttle program?
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Representing the world
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The uneven distribution of elements throughout an artwork is:
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asymmetry
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A sense or feeling of depth, either actual or implied, is called _____________.
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space
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______________has the properties of direction, width and length.
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line
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The surface quality of materials, either actual or implied, is:
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texture
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Which of the following statements is false?
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In two-dimensional art, circles and squares are directional lines.
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An artist's use of color is sometimes called _____________.
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palette
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In two-dimensional art, texture is ______________.
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figurative
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_______________ makes a work of art feel cohesive and finished, with all the elements looking as though they belong together
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Unity
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Which of the following functions of art is reflected in a museum collection of 19th century Wedgewood china?
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Historical artifact
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This American photographer was a leading advocate of Pictorialism.
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Alfred Stieglitz
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Which of the following statements about drawing is false?
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Drawing is confined to the use of dry media.
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Serigraphy is also known as ____________.
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screenprinting
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Photography as a visual art requires the photographer to:
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b) compose an image Un-checked c) execute an image
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A water-based paint that uses egg, glue, or casein as a binder is called:
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tempera
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One advantage of this media for painting is that it does not yellow with age.
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acrylic paint
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This technique creates the illusion of depth through gradations of light and shade.
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Chiaroscuro
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Straight or pure photography was advocated by these photographers.
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Group f/64
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In drawing, using dots for tone, texture, and shading is called __________.
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stippling
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Two-dimensional art that is so naturalistic that it appears to have depth and distance has been dubbed by the French ________________.
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Trompe l'oeil
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The printmaking technique of ___________ prints an image from a recessed design incised or etched into the surface of a plate.
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Intaglio
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The size or apparent size of an object seen in relation to other objects, people, or its environment is:
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scale
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A sculpture employing three-dimensions attached to a background and meant to be seen from one side is called:
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Relief sculpture
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Frederick Law Olmstead is known for his design of:
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central park
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A projecting beam or bracket stabilized by the weight of the wall from which it extends is called a:
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cantilever
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______________ is when a sculptor shapes the material by hand.
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manipulatioln
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Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel is an example of a:
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found object sculpture
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When a sculptor casts an artwork, he or she is using the process of _______________.
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substitution
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A kinetic sculpture in which parts move, often by air currents, is called:
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mobile
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Which of the following is considered a key factor in landscape design?
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a) the function of the design Un-checked b) those for whom the spaces are created Un-checked c) the influence of the particular site and surroundings
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Architects who design buildings based on the purpose of the structure are following ___________________.
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functionalism
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Stonehenge is an example of a:
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megalith
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This Modernist style of art stressed the two-dimensionality of painting and converted subjects into geometric shapes.
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Geometric Abstraction
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Ancient Egyptian art and architecture focused on:
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religion and life after death
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Pablo Picasso was the leading artist of ___________.
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cubism
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This art style sought to produce accurate and objective portrayals of the ordinary, observable world.
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realism
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The Romanesque style of art and architecture dominated Europe from:
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the 10th century to the middle of the 12th century
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This Modernist style of art emphasized spontaneous personal expression in large abstract paintings.
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Abstract Expressionism
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Roman art and architecture dealt primarily with:
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imperial themes and power
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This style of art, architecture and design favored sinuous lines, curves, and motifs of plants and flowers.
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Art Nouveau
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Which of the following art forms were prevalent in Gothic art?
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Stained glass Un-checked b) Panel painting Un-checked c) Illuminated manuscripts
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This artistic medium was first introduced in the Renaissance.
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oil painting
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_________________ was characteristic of Baroque art and architecture.
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Emotional and dramatic religiosity
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This nineteenth century style of art stressed passion, emotion, and exotic settings with dramatic action.
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Romanticism
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This art style was was lighter and more playful than earlier Baroque art, using ornate decoration, pastel colors, and asymmetrical arrangement of shell-like curves.
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rococo
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Impressionism was named after a painting Impression, Sunrise by which French artist?
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monet
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In their painting, Post-Impressionists stressed which of the following elements more than Impressionists?
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emotional response Un-checked b) structure Un-checked c) form
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A well-known Pop Art painter was:
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andy warhol
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This Modernist style of art transformed ordinary subjects by placing them in distorted or fresh contexts based on dreams or the subconscious.
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surrealism
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This movement looked to the Greek and Romans for models of harmony and reason in art and architecture.
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Neoclassicism
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Art historians categorize Mary Cassatt as a(n):
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Impressionist
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Historians see the development of abstract thinking as originating in which of the following periods?
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Paleolithic ("Old Stone Age")
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Which of the following artists is identified with Reformation Art?
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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This modern art school endeavored to shock with its irreverence and lack of artistic rules.
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dada
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This art tradition featured heroic subject matters employing intense colors and loose brush strokes
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Romanticism
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Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is an example of _________________.
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German Expressionism
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Narrowly focusing on the artwork and only what we see and hear (excluding any external information) is called:
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formal criticism
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Considering the facts and information about the artist, the culture and history involved, response to the artwork, etc. is called:
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contextual criticism
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Our Lady of Chartres cathedral
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Our Lady of Chartres cathedral
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Reformation art
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Rococo
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neoclassicsm
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Romanticism
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art nouveau
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cubism
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Impressionism
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Dadaism
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According to Plato, the Forms are:
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the ideal essences of object or things
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Aristotle's ethics of virtue were founded on the:
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golden mean
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Which of the following is part of leading a virtuous life, according to Judaism?
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Following the rules of halakhah
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Which of the following Eastern religions sees properly handling the Five Great Relationships as part of leading a virtuous life?
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Confucianism
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This text includes an ethical and theological framework for life, including the Ten Commandments.
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the torah
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Which of the following religions embraces ahisma (non-violence) as its cardinal principle?
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janism
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___________ can be translated as "religious duty."
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dharma`
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Which of the following is not a monotheistic religion?
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Buddhism
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This philosopher articulated the rationale for Ethical Egoism.
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Ayn Rand
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According to some moral philosophers, a flaw of Ethical Egoism is that it violates:
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the Principle of Equal Treatment.
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Some philosophers reason that we should be allowed to judge other cultures because:
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world religions have established moral values.
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The _______________ states that people should be treated in the same way unless there is a relevant difference between them.
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Principle of Equal Treatment
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A critic of Cultural Relativism would agree with all of the following statements except:
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Cultural Relativism wrongly embraces the role of moral development in societies (and people).
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According to Kant, the categorical imperative is:
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a universal law.
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"Act according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should be universal law" is:
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a way of analyzing what is a moral obligation.
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Kant's theory of punishment is primarily concerned with:
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justice and morality
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Social Contract Theory is based on:
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people giving up some of their natural rights to a government in exchange for social order.
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Empiricism maintains that:
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humans are not born with innate knowledge.
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Utilitarianism is considered a consequentialist moral philosophy because:
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it judges morality on the basis of the ends, not the means.
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Which of the following is a precept of religious Existentialism?
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God's existence should be embraced through a leap of faith
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Which of the following terms expresses the concept of total submission to God?
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islam
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Verisimilitude is a convention of:
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victorian theater
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Which artist wanted to show that portrait photography could capture the inner life of the subject as well as painting?
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Alfred Stieglitz
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Picasso's painting Guernica expresses:
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the horrors of war
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Marcel Duchamp's painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" was controversial because of its:
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abstract style
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Which of these philosophers first outlined Apollonian versus Dionysian responses to art and the world?
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Use of counterpoint is a defining element of _______ music.
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baroque
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19th century Romantic painters used what to express the aesthetic of the sublime?
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the epic of nature
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Michelangelo developed a ______ philosophy of art.
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Neoplatonic
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Neoclassicism
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Romanticism
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Which of the following does the study of multicultural literature promote?
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greater open-mindedness
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Which of the following influences has led many to look beyond the culture of Western antiquity to other cultural traditions?
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multiculturalism
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Which of the following functions is fulfilled by the drama Angels in America?
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social and political commentary
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The ancient Roman imperial military drew on what philosophy to rationalize the hardships of war endured by its soldiers?
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Stoicism
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The contemporary environmental movement was inspired by which of the following works?
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walden
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Sung prayers in the early Christian church were known as:
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plainsong
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Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung was based on which of the following?
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Germanic mythology
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How was tradition reflected in Renaissance humanities?
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through revival of classical Greek and Roman culture
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Prehistoric cave paintings primarily reflect what basic human need?
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to imitate what we see
