According to the author, a ________ is actually an arch extended in depth, as if there are "many arches placed flush one behind the other."

A. buttress
B. pediment
C. volute
D. barrel vault
E. pier

D
The barrel vault construction makes it possible to create large interior spaces, as seen in the churches of the Middle Ages.

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William Hogarth worked in ______________

a. the Netherlands b. Germany c. France d. England

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Who was considered the most representative of the Renaissance popes because of his interest in Greek and Roman classics and in writing poetry himself?

A. Pius II B. Nicholas V C. Sixtus IV D. Innocent III

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