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What medium is used for the icon of the Virgin (Theotokos) and the Child between Saints Theodore and George?
A) Oil on panel
B) Mosaic
C) Fresco on plaster
D) Encaustic on wood
A) Oil on panel
B) Mosaic
C) Fresco on plaster
D) Encaustic on wood
On Jul 20, 2024
D
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What monument embodies Nebuchadnezzar II's goal of beautifying his city?
A) The White Temple at Ur
B) The ziggurat at Ur
C) The Ishtar Gate at Babylon
D) The palace at Persepolis
A) The White Temple at Ur
B) The ziggurat at Ur
C) The Ishtar Gate at Babylon
D) The palace at Persepolis
On Jul 09, 2024
C
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Which two Japanese printmakers were acclaimed for landscapes?
A) Hamada Shoji and Kano Hogai
B) Kitagawa Utamaro and Katsushika Hokusai
C) Suzuki Harunobu and Ando Hiroshige
D) Ando Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai
A) Hamada Shoji and Kano Hogai
B) Kitagawa Utamaro and Katsushika Hokusai
C) Suzuki Harunobu and Ando Hiroshige
D) Ando Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai
On Jun 16, 2024
D
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Jan Steen's painting Feast of Saint Nicholas depicts a Dutch household in what mood?
A) Serene and ordered
B) Prayerful and devote
C) Chaotic and in an uproar
D) Joyful and loving
A) Serene and ordered
B) Prayerful and devote
C) Chaotic and in an uproar
D) Joyful and loving
On Jun 14, 2024
C
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The rods and ring connoting the ruler's capacity to build social order and render judgments are highlighted on which monument?
A) Standard of Ur
B) Stele of Naram-Sin
C) Stele of the Vultures
D) Stele of Hammurabi
A) Standard of Ur
B) Stele of Naram-Sin
C) Stele of the Vultures
D) Stele of Hammurabi
On Jun 09, 2024
D
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Which architect created "skin and bones" buildings on the basis of the motto "less is more"?
A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Le Corbusier
C) Adolf Loos
D) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
A) Frank Lloyd Wright
B) Le Corbusier
C) Adolf Loos
D) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
On Jun 05, 2024
D
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Which artist explored the possibilities of bold colors and distorted forms, creating a textile effect with energetic and thick brushstrokes?
A) Gustave Caillebotte
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Georges Seurat
D) Mary Cassatt
A) Gustave Caillebotte
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Georges Seurat
D) Mary Cassatt
On May 10, 2024
B
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This genre deals directly with the social problems of Depression-era America and often focuses on recent immigrants who find themselves on the road to violent ruin because of the dangers of capitalism.
A) horror
B) melodrama
C) gangster
D) musical
A) horror
B) melodrama
C) gangster
D) musical
On May 09, 2024
C
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Define film noir as a genre.What are its thematic and stylistic hallmarks? What character types occur repeatedly?
On May 07, 2024
Noir often includes a private detective who is drawn into a web of crime and murder by a femme fatale figure, a liberated woman who uses her body and sexuality as leverage against weak men.The films are often are leftist films that indict capitalism, deal with twists of fate, and end with the sacrifice of the protagonist.They often capitalized on post-World War II pessimism and bridged gangster films and pulp-novel traditions.They contained night-as-night shooting, low-key lighting/high-contrast lighting, and off-kilter framings.
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How does Faith Ringgold use her particular artistic medium to address issues of gender and racism?
A) By creating clear and lucid oil paintings, a traditional art form
B) By using fabrics, traditionally associated with women and incisive narrative
C) By using exotic subject matter to draw the viewer into her photo-collages
D) By using wood, traditionally associated with men and incisive narrative
A) By creating clear and lucid oil paintings, a traditional art form
B) By using fabrics, traditionally associated with women and incisive narrative
C) By using exotic subject matter to draw the viewer into her photo-collages
D) By using wood, traditionally associated with men and incisive narrative
On May 06, 2024
B