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renzo156

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One of the structural advantages of the groin vault over the barrel vault is that the groin vault
 
  A) can be made out of concrete, while the barrel vault can only be made out of brick.
  B) is cheaper to produce than the barrel vault.
  C) is more fireproof than the barrel vault.
  D) needs less buttressing than the barrel vault, leaving the covered area open.

Question 2

The construction of the Baths of Trajan completed what project begun by Vespasian?
 
  A) a new imperial forum complex that included the Templum Pacis
  B) a new imperial palace complex on the Palatine Hill
  C) the eradication of Nero's Domus Aurea
  D) the construction of the Colosseum



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C



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