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Name the male star who walked off a set at Warner Bros.and demanded more money, fewer assignments, and an end to being typecast.

A) Humphrey Bogart
B) Claude Rains
C) Al Jolson
D) James Cagney

On Jun 16, 2024


D
AM

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What does the Emerald Buddha represent for Thai kings?

A) Kinship with Buddha
B) Religious authority
C) Both religious and secular authority
D) Secular authority

On Jun 14, 2024


C
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The Neoclassical follies and other monuments created for the estates of English country houses were part of which trend in landscape architecture?

A) The symmetric garden
B) The zen garden
C) The Rubéniste garden
D) The picturesque garden

On Jun 10, 2024


D
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Which Hollywood film exhibits the same sustained use of crosscutting found in the work of D.W.Griffith?

A) Dunkirk
B) Gravity
C) Birdman
D) The Revenant

On May 17, 2024


A
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The Chrysler Building by William van Alen displays iconic elements of which style?

A) Art Nouveau
B) Cubist
C) Art Deco
D) Arts and Crafts

On May 13, 2024


C
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Why did many of the Chinese loyal to the former emperor refuse to serve the new emperor during the Yuan period?

A) There was not enough prestige attached to the new positions.
B) They were fearful of reprisals from the Yuan if they served the new emperor.
C) The new overlords were foreigners and usurpers.
D) Public service was no longer a satisfying occupation.

On May 11, 2024


C
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What phrase best describes the outlook of the late 1930s Senate subcommittee meetings on Hollywood and propaganda?

A) The committee viewed Hollywood as a positive force that produced wholesome entertainment.
B) The committee viewed Hollywood as a Jewish propaganda machine that produced warmongering material.
C) The committee viewed Hollywood as a powerful propaganda tool in raising national morale.
D) The committee viewed Hollywood as a team of Nazi collaborators.

On May 10, 2024


B
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Who is sometimes described as the first modernist architect?

A) Victor Horta
B) Louis Henry Sullivan
C) Gustav Moreau
D) William Morris

On May 08, 2024


B
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Which modern-day auteur best matches the traits of Cecil B.DeMille?

A) Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained)
B) David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr.)
C) Ava DuVernay (Selma, Wrinkle in Time)
D) Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List, Jurassic Park)

On May 07, 2024


D