The representation of the married couple in the sarcophagus degli sposi ("of the spouses") is striking because

A) ?it suggests that Etruscan women held a different place in society than Greek women.
B) ?it is the only known representation of a husband and wife together in Etruscan art.
C) ?it illustrates the story of Tullia and Tarquinius Superbus.
D) ?the sculptural group was imported from Greece.

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Which of the following statements accurately describe this building?

The Guggenheim Bilbao Museo is a large metal building on the water. The building is wider than it is tall, and its walls are curved in an abstract pattern throughout. In front of the museum is a pool, which almost reaches the body of water the museum is near. Behind the museum, rolling mountains are visible in the distance.

 

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1. Which of the following statements accurately describe this building?

a. The building has a flat roofline.
b. The roofline echoes the curves in the distant landscape.
c. The building employs a row of freestanding classical columns.
d. The surface of the building is dark and unreflective.

2. Which of the following best describes the form of this building?

a. Uniform and symmetrical
b. Rigidly vertical
c. Curving and dynamic
d. Rectangular and slab-like

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An artistic style that dislocates reality into geometrical blocks and planes is known as:

a. Expressionism b. Modernism c. Minimalism d. Cubism e. Impressionism

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