What film music practice is exemplified by the score for 2001: A Space Odyssey?

A. Music composed for string quartet
B. A score compiled from carefully chosen classical compositions
C. A score compiled from carefully chosen rock songs
D. Music composed entirely on synthesizer


Answer: B

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A) the borrowed melody is placed in the tenor line B) the borrowed melody can appear in any voice, but must remain consistently in that voice part C) the borrowed melody must remain in the cantus D) the borrowed melody can appear in any and all voices, though it is most often heard in the cantus

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The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were ________.

A. on the lowest social level B. equal in rank to the troubadours and trouvères C. welcomed by the nobility as distinguished guests D. ranked on a high social level

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What event in 1948 further intensified the volatile changes occurring in the Middle East?

A. the growth in oil demand by the industrialized states B. the founding of Israel as a Jewish state in 1948 C. the ouster of British-backed King Farouk in Egypt D. an explosion of Islamic fundamentalism

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