3. What do you think would happen if an art critic did not describe the subject he was critiquing? (1 point) (a)People would be free to decide for themselves what the work was about. (b)People who had seen the work would not understand the overall evaluation of the work.
(c)The artist would berate the critic in the press.
(d)People would assume that the work was boring.

the answer would be (b). the stave church in borgund, norway is an example of norse architecture.

relief sculpture - images are set against a flat background.

a coin is a good example: the inscription, the date, and the figure are slightly raised above a flat surface. the ancient egyptians sometimes carved figures into a flat surface.  

pro: they take significantly less time to make and do not require as much tools or skills as free-standing

cons: not nearly as realistic, as it is not fully 3-d, and does not have the details that a free-standing one does.

freestanding sculptures (also called  carved in the round) are not attached to any  background.   they are 3-dimensional  and fully rendered.