Fifteenth-century northern European painters employed a new painting medium. What was it and what were its benefits?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The northern European artists used oil paint, with which they could achieve brilliant effects of light, as opposed to the matte effects of tempera and fresco, and could depict effects of material reality.
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What of the following phrases describes Waiting for Godot and characterizes it as Theater of the Absurd?
a. the promise of action and the realization of no action b. the promise and articulation of life's theoretical meaning c. a diatribe of political aggrandizement d. a promise of social consciousness for equality
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A zoom lens that has a stated ratio of 20:1 means the lens can show the angle of view twenty times narrower than the extreme-wide-angle
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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