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Sofonisba Anguissola’s father consulted with the artist __________ about his daughter’s artistic talents. A. Tintoretto B. Michelangelo C. Cellini D. Veronese Marianne Brandt and Anni Albers both worked at the __________. A. murals B. Bauhaus C. Dada D. Cubism Answer: […]

____________ proposed a schematic method of organizing Pompeian wall paintings. A. Pliny the Elder B. Anna Maria Carruba C. Wilhelmna Jashemski D. August Mau The numerous rock-cut sanctuaries at Lalibela in Ethiopia is evidence of the popularity of ___________in the […]

The Buddah Shaka and Attendant Bodhisattvas in the Horyukji Kondo (Fig. 12-6) demonstrates the aesthetic influence of Buddhist art from which country? A. Japan B. China C. Korea D. India The Ionic temple on the Akropolis with a porch on […]

__________ emerged as a leader in Chinese painting during the 1980’s for his synthesis of Chinese and Western ideas and techniques. A. Yin Hong B. Shitao C. Wu Guanzhong D. Wen Hong What traditional institution does Fred Wilson critique in […]

How does Jackie Winsor’s Burnt Piece (Fig. 33-22) subvert the practices of Minimalist sculptors? A. It relies on natural materials. B. It references the artist’s autobiography. C. The artist’s working process is visible. D. All of the above. The erotic […]

What specific aspect of Christian practice helped determine the architectural design of early churches? A. ritual secrecy in performing the Mass B. fear of persecution C. congregational worship D. a hierarchy of clergy with distinct ceremonial roles Cistercians did NOT […]

Depictions of sea life decorating works like Octopus Flask (Fig. 4-11) characterize the __________in Minoan pottery. A. flotilla B. rhyton C. Marine style D. kamares ware Because her figures are all silhouettes, which does not identify race, the artist Kara […]

Any large room where Torah scrolls are kept and read publicly can function as a ___________. A. synagogue B. house-church C. basilica D. martyrium What quality of painted crucifixes, such as the one attributed to Coppo di Marcovaldo (Fig. 17-37), […]

Which culture produced artwork recording the daily lives of ordinary people? A. Saharan rock artists B. Nok C. Old Jenn D. Aksumite The format and technique of Nicola Pisano’s ______________ may have been influenced by Roman sarcophagi. A. The Miracle […]

In the art of the Early Dynastic period after the unification of Egypt, we see an __________________. A. emphasis on kingship B. interest in portraying mummies C. increase in funerary rituals D. elevation of local tribal rulers What element of […]

The columns surrounding the drum on the exterior of St. Paul’s Cathedral (Fig. 23-59, Fig. 23-60) recall _____________. A. Bernini B. Bramante C. Vignola D. Hardoin-Mansart What natural resource was used by the people of Nan Madol to construct an […]

The poet and philosopher Theodore Metochites is responsible for the elaborate program of decorative ________ that cover(s) every inch of the funerary chapel at the church of the Monastery of Christ in Chora. A. mosaics B. frescoes C. tapestries D. […]

Thomas Strasser identified the subject of the so-called “Flotilla Fresco” as __________. A. an animal hunt B. a specific seascape viewed from Thera C. a volcanic eruption D. the approach of a Mycenaean warship The Mongols planned the city of […]

Which stylistic characteristic distinguishes fourteenth-century figure painting in Siena from that produced in Florence? A. the use of modeling to suggest three-dimensional forms B. the placement of figures in naturalistic and architectural settings C. an emphasis on jewel-like coloring and […]

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the hundreds of small sculptures found at the site of Old Jenn? A. the use of terra-cotta B. polished surfaces covered in red clay slip C. composite figures combining human and […]

Much of what we know about Mayan courtly life comes from paintings on _________________. A. cylinder vases B. rectangular vases C. wall reliefs D. wood statues Roman artists created beautiful mosaic panels called __________ in their workshops and then installed […]

An idealized representation of the city of Tenochtitlan was drawn by Aztec scribes for Spanish administrators; the drawing formed the first page of the __________. A. Metamorphosis B. Bible C. Koran D. Codex Mendoza The soaring groin and barrel vaults […]

At the Pech-Merle Cave, humans left more than images of horses and fish, they left ____________. A. maps B. handprints C. landscapes D. portraits What do art historians mean by the use of “hidden symbols” in the Mrode Altarpiece (Fig. […]

“Goodness of fit” is one way to exceed customer expectations through greater personalization. Two critical actions for delivering A-plus information in e-commerce are to make customer support easily accessible and to honor the feedback loop. Answer: True Companies that overpromise […]

Companies that build “trustability” often find themselves giving away too much product, thus hurting profitability. Assertiveness and aggressiveness are essentially the same things. Answer: False Although CRM systems can provide the most sophisticated relationship-building data, even manual systems that make […]

Constantly organizing and improving systems is a major service leadership responsibility. Better signs or color-coded lines can be simple examples of A-plus information. Answer: True The customer demand for fair value (which will remain constant into the future) makes earning […]

The “Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,” although never formulated as a hypothesis by either Edward Sapir or Benjamin Lee Whorf, has two forms: Strong Whorf and Weaker Whorf. In Strong Whorf, language is compared to a: a. room. b. prison. c. road. d. […]

Ethical concerns prompted linguistic anthropologist Harriet E. Manelis Klein, in her work with Ngobe speakers in Panama to a. refuse to teach missionary priests and nuns the Ngobe language. b. start a Spanish language school for Ngobe speakers, to help […]

A situation in which individuals and communities maintain their bilingualism on a long-term basis is know as what? a. stable bilingualism b. transitional bilingualism c. academic bilingualism d. standardized bilingualism The criterion of “mutual intelligibility” is a clear-cut way to […]

When we say that anthropology is characterized by seeing the whole picture, getting the broadest view possible, anthropologists generally use the adjective a. holistic b. relativistic c. theoretical d. comparative Using more than one dialect (or language) in a single […]

Ottenheimer describes using the tools of linguistic anthropology while serving on a committee writing policy a. establishing a curriculum for foreign language instruction. b. regulating the use of laptops and cell phones in the classroom. c. prohibiting racial and ethnic […]

The fact that many of our linguistic choices are unconsciously made a. does not mean that they are not based on language ideology. b. is a clear indication that ideology does not play an important role in language choice. c. […]

All SOV languages make exclusive use of prepositions to mark location. True False Language areas of the brain appear to develop in response to the presence of linguistic signals. True False Answer: True The idea that situations affect the meanings […]

The characters used in L337 speak are all semantic characters. True False In contrast to linguistic anthropology, the primary focus of theoretical linguistics is on form and structure, with little or no attention to the social contexts in which language […]

Monolingualism is quite rare in countries throughout the world. True False Some early resistance among Mayanist archaeologists to the idea that the Mayan glyphs represented a real writing system might be explained by a widely-held belief that groups of people […]

An AlertDialog.Builder object helps you configure and create an AlertDialog. The argument to the constructor is the ________ in which the dialog will be displayed. Before uploading your app to a device, Google Play or other app marketplaces, you must […]

Android devices are used worldwide. To reach the largest possible audience, you should consider customizing your apps for various locales and spoken languagesthis is known as ________. Your app must adhere to the ________ Policies. If your app is in […]

To process simple touch events, you”ll override View method onTouchEvent, then use constants from class ________ (package android.view) to test which type of event occurred and process it accordingly. When a View is inflated, its constructor is called with a(n) […]

When you create an app project, the IDE generates ________ as a subclass of Activity and provided the shell of an overridden onCreate method, which every Activity subclass must override. ________ computing allows you to use software and data stored […]

You should ________ any apps you upload to Google Play to discourage reverse engineering of your code and further protect your apps. The NumberFormat objects are used to format currency values and percentages, respectively. NumberFormat static method getCurrencyInstance returns a […]

Toast method makeText receives as arguments the Context on which the Toast is displayed, the message to display and the ________. Toast method show displays the Toast. SensorManager’s GRAVITY_EARTH constant represents ________. Answer: the acceleration due to gravity on earth […]

Inherited method getResources returns the app’s Resources object (package android.content.res) that can be used to ________ and determine information about the app’s environment. Android’s ________ feature enables the user to touch the screen to hear TalkBack speak what’s on the […]

(True/False) By default, animations in an animation set are applied sequentially (i.e., one after the other). (True/False) Activity is an indirect subclass of Context. Answer: True. (True/False) High-resolution images do not scale well. Answer: False. Low-resolution images do not scale […]

(True/False) Generally, each EditText should have a descriptive TextView that helps the user understand the EditText’s purpose (also helpful for accessibility)otherwise, Android Lint issues a warning. You implement interfaceAdapterView.OnItemClickListener to respond when the user touches an item in a ListView. […]

(True/False) A SoundPool can play only one sound stream at once. (True/False) If Android cannot find an image in the appropriate drawable folder, it will scale the version from another drawable folder up or down to different densities as necessary. […]

A new class of objects can be created quickly and conveniently by ________; the new class absorbs the characteristics of an existing one, possibly customizing them and adding unique characteristics of its own. (True/False) According to the Android design guidelines […]

To complete a 20 person-month project in 10 months, a team should have 4 full-time staff members assigned to the project. Packaged diagrams cannot be verified or validated since they are too general. Answer: False In the UML, the Deployment […]

With phased conversion, one or more locations or units/work groups within a location is selected to be converted first as part of a pilot test, and if the system passes the pilot test, then the system is installed at the […]

JAD is the appropriate technique for gathering information about the As-Is and To-Be systems: it that identifies improvements, and has a high amount of user involvement. It is not necessary to assign dollar values to intangible costs and benefits; it […]

It is likely easier today to find expertise in OODBMS than in RDBMS. Matching people’s skills with the needs of the project, motivating employees, and minimizing personnel conflict are all part of the staffing process. Answer: True Project initiation begins […]

When the business need is unique and the process is critical to the business, the most appropriate development strategy is packaged software. The project manager is the person who wants the change that a new system brings in an organization. […]

It is difficult to find professionals with the necessary skill set for RDBMS. Economic feasibility focuses on whether the system can be built by examining the risks associated with the users’ and analysts’ familiarity with the application, familiarity with the […]

Inheritance is supported in use cases through the generalization relationship. The standard approach to select who should complete a questionnaire during information gathering is to sample only those departments that do not have direct contact with the As-Is system. Answer: […]

Normalization is a process that applies a series of rules to a logical data model to determine how well the model is formed. A file that stores static values used for reference and validation is a look-up file. Answer: True […]

A message with the information [aStudent exists] will be sent only when this condition is true. The goal of the output mechanism is to simply and easily capture accurate information for the system, typically by using on-line or batch processing, […]