Question

read the sentence from paragraph 3.
what revelations of forms; what richness of colors; what transformations of apparently featureless walls into angles, arches, recesses, facets, friezes, and facades; what lighting up of towers, temples, buttes, pinnacles, ridges, peaks, and pillars of erosion!
what is the best definition of friezes as it is used in this context?
a. durable fabrics
b. plain pillars
c. surfaces with loops
d. horizontal bands

Explanation:

In architecture, a frieze is a horizontal band, often decorated, that runs along a wall. The context of the sentence, which is about architectural elements (angles, arches, recesses, etc.), supports this. Option A (durable fabrics) is unrelated to architecture. Option B (plain pillars) is incorrect as pillars are vertical. Option C (surfaces with loops) is not a standard architectural term for friezes.

Answer:

D. horizontal bands