Explain several reasons that stained glass is considered the most glorious aspect of the Gothic cathedrals

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The glory of the Gothic Cathedrals is their stained glass windows. The tall, pointed glass mosaic windows allowed for more natural light to illuminate the interiors and bath them with gem-like colors of a mystical light. In addition to the spiritual ambience, they served a didactic purpose as each window told a story in pictures, including some from the Bible, the lives of the saints, signs of the Zodiac, and donors from all aspects of society.

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According to Picasso, what does the bull that appears in his monumental 1937 painting Guernica represent?

A 25-foot-wide painting in black, white, and gray features distorted and dismembered humans and animals in extreme pain. The figures overlap, and they are rendered as flat planes with almost no modeling. In the upper-left, a bull stands over a screaming woman. Below them, a figure lies on the ground, arms outstretched, one hand holding a broken sword. The figure’s eyes are positioned at odd angles on the same side of his head. In the center background, a horse rears up, bares its teeth, and flares its nostrils. On the right, a man kneels, throws up his arms, and screams toward the sky.

a. Brutality and darkness
b. Gentleness and light
c. Good and evil
d. Man and woman

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The famous work by an American naturalist containing the line, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," is entitled

a. "Nature."
b. Heart of Darkness.
c. On the Nature of Things.
d. Walden.

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