Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is often called a folk opera because

a. it has spoken lines instead of recitatives
b. it includes elements of jazz
c. it is a story about poor people
d. some of its melodies have a folk?like quality
e. All of these choices


ANS: e.

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a. to serve as an agent in the action b. to set the ethical framework of the play c. to provide spectacle d. to serve as an ideal audience member e. to move the performance in the direction of realism

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