"Possente spirto" from Monteverdi's Orfeo is an example of the:

A) stile concitato
B) strophic variation aria
C) arioso
D) stile rappresentativo

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Which statement best describes the quality of line in this painting?

This painting consists of paint flung onto the canvas. There are whites, blacks, blues, greens, and peaches flung one on top of another. The splatters of paint crisscross one another, over and over again, filling the entire canvas, giving the painting a textured, energetic, haphazard feel to it.

1. Which statement best describes the quality of line in this painting?

a. The lines of paint appear to be carefully controlled and calculated in their application.

b. The lines appear to be the product of energetic, free gestures.

c. The lines all share in the same direction.

d. The lines in the painting are all vertical and horizontal.

2. Which of the following best describes this painting?

a. A wide range of bright colors is employed in this painting.

b. The painting represents a sequential narrative story.

c. Forms in the painting are arranged according to a strict hierarchy.

d. No clear hierarchy of form or visual narrative is evident.

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The Egyptians believed that the seat of the soul was the __________

A. heart B. brain C. internal organs D. eyes

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