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Question #1

All of the following distinguish Goya's Third of May, 1808 from earlier traditions of European painting EXCEPT...

A. the emphasis on human pathos.

B. the graphic depiction of warfare.

C. the anti-heroic depiction of the central figure.

D. the use of Christian iconography.

Question #2

What historical event is the subject of Goya's The Third of May, 1808?

A. The Spanish Inquisition

B. Napoleon's Invasion of Spain

C. The Battle of Anghiari

D. The French "Reign of Terror"

E. The Spanish Civil War

Question #3

Goya's use of Christian iconography in The Third of May, 1808 best supports which interpretation?

A. The painting conveys sorrow over man's inhumanity to man.

B. The painting suggests we should look to God in face of death.

C. The painting posits the French people to be more cruel and immoral than Spanish people.

D. The painting is critical of the Catholic Church in Spain.