Which painter was responsible for establishing still life as an important genre of painting in 17th-century Spain?

A) El Greco
B) José de Ribera
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) Francisco de Zurbarán

This Sofia Coppola film highlights the superficiality of conspicuous consumption and the celebrity through its use of costuming, makeup, and hairstyling.

A) The Bling Ring
B) Somewhere
C) Lost in Translation
D) Marie Antoinette

Because the statue was meant to be both a frontal view and a profile view, how many legs does the lamassu figure have?

A) Six
B) Five
C) Four
D) Three

In its lack of a pediment and a roof, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma reflects what ability of Hellenistic architecture?

A) To imitate temple treasuries
B) To be surprising and dramatic
C) To maintain small scale
D) To exactly copy the Parthenon

Which of the following describes the function of the tatami?

A) Special sliding door to exit house interior into the garden
B) Folding panel that makes two interior rooms into one space
C) Serves as a private and shaded inner courtyard in country villas
D) Flooring material put down in place of wearing shoes indoors

Which earlier structure was used as a source of architectural pieces to build the Mezquita of Córdoba?

A) Crusader castle
B) Visigothic church
C) Roman military camp
D) Frankish fort

John Carpenter's Halloween features which cinematic device extensively in its opening scene in order to elicit tension?

A) an objective moving-camera shot
B) a subjective first-person moving-camera shot
C) a split screen
D) a slow motion superimposition

What biblical figure is most closely associated with the monastery at Mount Sinai?

A) Christ
B) Moses
C) Virgin Mary
D) Saint Catherine

Which of the following groups is often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerican Mexico?

A) Aztecs
B) Olmecs
C) Maya
D) Mixtecs

Which contemporary film best captures the sentiments of Bonnie and Clyde?

A) Natural Born Killers
B) La La Land
C) Juno
D) Mean Girls