Discuss the use of mixed media in Cai Guo-Qiang’s Inopportune: Stage One. Identify and explain the references in this work.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Guo-Qiang arranges nine automobiles perforated by light tubes so that they appear to flip through the air and explode.
2. The artist references contemporary action movies and car bombings by terrorists to blur the line between thrilling scenes in a movie and horrifying events in real life.
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This musical excerpt is an example of:
a. Alberti bass b. melodic sequence c. antecedent and consequent phrases d. crescendo and diminuendo e. accelerando
Which of the following is NOT a feature of epic songs?
a. melodic formulas b. professional singers c. improvised ornamentation d. ensemble accompaniment
The early attempts of Islam to penetrate the European continent
A. were successful. B. were repelled, by Charles Martel and by fortifications at Constantinople. C. were unsuccessful and led to little Islamic influence in Europe for over six centuries. D. None of the answers is correct.
When were the first major European universities established?
A. The sixteenth century B. The fifth century C. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries D. The eleventh and twelfth centuries