A genre film is a film based on subjects, themes, or styles that have become familiar because they have been used often.

The Mannerist qualities in Michelangelo's The Last Judgment are believed to result from:

a. the leaden psychological climate of Rome. b. the Reformation. c. the brutal sack of Rome in 1527. d. all of these. e. none of these.

Emphasis on painting's expressive nature during the Ming Dynasty brought it closer to what other Chinese art form?

A. porcelain production B. calligraphy C. landscape design D. poetry