What is ragtime?

What will be an ideal response?


Ragtime is a forerunner of jazz. It was invented in the late 1890s by African American composers, notably Scott Joplin. It uses syncopation and was strongly influenced by slow, stately European dances.

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The idea that production designs should be specific for each theatrical event emerged from the Western tradition

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The famous work by an American naturalist containing the line, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," is entitled

a. "Nature."
b. Heart of Darkness.
c. On the Nature of Things.
d. Walden.

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In its most refined form, classical cutting presents a series of __________ connected shots

A. psychologically B. physically C. temporally D. randomly

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Which two elements of The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit are interpreted as ominous visual clues affecting the reading of this family narrative?

a) the Chinese vases and red screen b) the doll and the girls' pinafores c) the blank wall and oversized rug d) the girls' black stockings and pale faces

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