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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Islamic Architecture

Which Jerusalem shrine, completed in 691, is the earliest major surviving Islamic monument?

Answer

Dome of the Rock

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which bronze sculpture by Donatello depicts David standing over the severed head of Goliath?

Answer

David

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which Renaissance doors by Lorenzo Ghiberti, made for Florence’s Baptistery, are known as the Gates of Paradise?

Answer

Gates of Paradise

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which ancient Greek sculpture, known as Boxer at Rest, depicts a seated, battered athlete wearing boxing gloves?

Answer

Boxer at Rest

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which colossal statue in Kyiv, completed in 1981, is a female warrior holding a sword and shield?

Answer

Motherland Monument

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which ancient Greek sculpture, now in the Vatican Museums, shows Apollo wearing a quiver and advancing with an outstretched arm?

Answer

Apollo Belvedere

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which ancient Roman marble sculpture depicts Hercules holding the skin of the Nemean lion and a club?

Answer

Farnese Hercules

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which sculpture by Auguste Rodin, showing a seated man supporting his chin, was originally titled The Poet?

Answer

The Thinker

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which Paleolithic figurine, found in Austria in 1908, is carved from oolitic limestone and depicts a female figure?

Answer

Venus of Willendorf

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which monumental steel sculpture by Antony Gormley stands near Gateshead in northeast England?

Answer

Angel of the North

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which sculpture by Louise Bourgeois is a giant spider installed outside Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada?

Answer

Maman

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• Sculpture Through History

Which sculpture by Auguste Rodin shows two lovers embracing and was inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy?

Answer

The Kiss

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