The act of selling church leadership positions to the highest bidder regardless of qualifications is called

All of the following are characteristics of the Colosseum in Rome EXCEPT:

a. the use of groin and barrel vaults b. it was used for chariot races c. it once had a retractable canvas roof d. it was built of concrete and brick and faced with marble

When the Zen priest Murata Shuko declared, “The moon is not pleasing unless partially obscured by a cloud,” what was he referencing?

a) wabi, or qualities of austerity and the effects of time b) chanoyu, or the ascetic discipline of the Buddhist tea ceremony c) yugen, or spiritual profundity related to the action of a Noh play d) tenshu, or a defensible refuge of last resort