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Throughout history, art has served religion in three important ways. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Parthenon was built as a temple of the Greek goddess Diana. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Greek citizens gathered inside the Parthenon to worship their gods. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Many consider the Parthenon the most splendid building ever. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Buddhist religion and its architecture were developing in India at approximately the same time as the Parthenon was being constructed in Greece. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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“Circumambulation” is a Buddhist religious ritual that involves walking clockwise around the stupa, a Buddhist shrine. |
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| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following does not describe early Buddhism? |
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| | A) | It is a personal religion. |
| | B) | It requires individual contemplation and a search for enlightenment. |
| | C) | It requires communal worship. |
| | D) | It involves a ritual of walking. |
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One of the finest Buddhist shrines, the Great Stupa of Sanchi in India, is characterized by all of the following except that it |
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| | A) | contains a railed pathway. |
| | B) | resembles the cosmos with its moundlike form. |
| | C) | does not contain any carving or sculptures. |
| | D) | houses relics of the Buddha. |
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In medieval France, the cathedral served as a |
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| | A) | place of worship. |
| | B) | concert stage and meeting hall. |
| | C) | museum housing fine religious paintings and sculpture. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Chartres Cathedral in France was built, rebuilt, and modified over a period of |
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| | A) | 25 years. |
| | B) | 50 years. |
| | C) | 100 years. |
| | D) | several hundred years. |
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“First, artists have erected the sacred temples where believers join to profess their faith and follow the observances faith requires.”
Although the scientists were willing to profess loyalty to the country, they were deported as spies.
profess means: |
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| | A) | discuss |
| | B) | lie about |
| | C) | deny |
| | D) | declare |
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"In ancient Greece, veneration of the gods was closely allied to the political and social ideals of a city-state that celebrated its own greatness.”
In Asian cultures older people, such as grandparents, are treated with great respect and veneration.
veneration means: |
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| | A) | reverence |
| | B) | courtesy |
| | C) | fondness |
| | D) | patience |
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“All four walls of the exterior were decorated with sculptures high up under the roof, and originally, portions of the marble facade were painted a vivid blue and red.”
The architect updated the facade of the old hotel by adding a beautiful new brick veneer and elegant bronze doors.
facade means: |
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| | A) | front of a building |
| | B) | decorative trim |
| | C) | columns; pillars |
| | D) | steps or stairs |
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“Although of noble birth, the Buddha renounced his princely status and life of ease.”
When my brother became a Catholic priest, he renounced all of his worldly possessions.
renounced means: |
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| | A) | ignored |
| | B) | gave up, especially by formal announcement |
| | C) | described in someone else’s words |
| | D) | collected; gathered together |
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“He began with the supposition that humans are predisposed to live out lives of suffering, to die, then to be reborn and repeat the pattern.”
Under the American judicial system, we begin with the supposition that a person is considered innocent until proven guilty.
supposition means: |
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| | A) | scientific conclusion |
| | B) | religious belief |
| | C) | assumption |
| | D) | hope |
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“Like the Parthenon, the Great Stupa turns more outward than inward, but its moundlike form is more sculptural, intended as a representation of the cosmos.”
Every culture has its own explanation of the creation of the cosmos.
cosmos means: |
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| | A) | city |
| | B) | mountains |
| | C) | the universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole |
| | D) | life after death |
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“Buddhist shrines—the word ‘stupa’ means ‘shrine’—often housed relics of the Buddha, and worship rituals called for circumambulation (‘walking around’) of the stupa.”
The museum presented a splendid exhibit of Russian icons and other religious relics.
relics means: |
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| | A) | objects of religious veneration |
| | B) | pieces of art |
| | C) | personal belongings |
| | D) | paintings |
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“Elsewhere the stupa is embellished richly with carvings and sculpture evoking scenes from the Buddha’s life.”
The Sistine Chapel in Rome is embellished with magnificent frescoes by Michelangelo.
embellished means: |
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| | A) | made colorful and bright |
| | B) | painted |
| | C) | made in a shape of a bell |
| | D) | adorned; made beautiful |
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“Every part of the stupa is geared to the pursuit of personal enlightenment and transcendence.”
The monk spent his days in solitude, meditation, and prayer as a way of seeking transcendence.
transcendence means: |
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| | A) | suffering |
| | B) | existence above or independent of the material universe |
| | C) | a change from one physical place to another |
| | D) | recognition; honor |
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Medieval France had one dominant religion, and that was the Christianity of Rome.”
Our favorite childhood stories were about medieval kings, queens, and castles.
medieval means: |
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| | A) | pertaining to the Middle Ages, a 1,000-year period of European history between antiquity and the Renaissance |
| | B) | pertaining to the period of American history between the Civil War and the present |
| | C) | pertaining to a period in European history between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, a time of revived intellectual and artistic achievement |
| | D) | pertaining to a period in European history characterized by absence of artistic achievement |