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jwb375

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The artist Phidias treated the floor of the Parthenon's pediment as _____.
 
  A) an imitation of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
  B) a ground line for life-size figures
  C) a horizon line through which figures could pass
  D) a shallow ledge supporting relief sculptures

Question 2

The fusion of Doric and Ionic elements in the Parthenon may reflect the Athenian belief that _____.
 
  A) Persia would invade Greece
  B) they were the leaders of the Greeks
  C) eastern Greeks were superior architects
  D) there should be a new Greek order


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Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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