A.   sculptural

B.   linear

C.   stylized

A.   The outer scenes show the prophets and sibyls that foretell the coming of Christ.

B.   The scenes along the central panel represent episodes from Genesis in the Old Testament.

C.   The scenes from the central panel show the Temptation of Adam and Eve and their Expulsion from Eden indicating the need for Christ's sacrifice in the New Testament.

D.   The architectural framing that we see surrounding the central scenes is the only real element on the ceiling, the remainder is paint.

A.   False

B.   True

A.   the anatomical detail, the rigid pose, the idealized beauty

B.   the anatomical detail, the twisted pose, the use of a classical figure to reinforce Christian ideas, the idealized beauty

C.   the rigid pose, the use of a classical figure to reinforce Christian ideas, the idealized beauty

D.   the anatomical detail, the rigid pose, the use of a classical figure to reinforce Christian ideas, the idealized beauty

A.   The sibyls were ancient pagan soothsayers who could foresee the future and in the Catholic tradition, they foretold the coming of Christ.

B.   The body of the Libyan Sybil twists in a complex pose that is typical of the High Renaissance.

C.   Michelangelo used a male model for the Libyan Sybyl, which may explain the great physical strength we see in her body.