Which of the following statements about steel cable construction, first used to build the Brooklyn Bridge, is not true?
a. It has great tensile strength
b. Its many parallel wires share the stress.
c. It is flexible, allowing the roadway underneath to sway.
d. It can only span very short distances.
e. It can be aesthetically pleasing.
d
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In her Holocaust Memorial, Rachel Whiteread depicted the shapes of identical books as a ____
a. reminder of Hitler's book burning b. tribute to Christian scripture c. reference to the Jews as "the people of the book" d. reminder of a library that stood there
The primary subject of a chanson de geste was
A. the social happenings of an aristocratic court. B. heroic deeds. C. illicit romance. D. the pleasures of rural life.
In a ballet, which section is for a single performer and comparable to an operatic aria?
a. divertissements b. variations c. pas de deux d. mime
Which is not an actor's union?
A) Actor's Equity Association B) SAG C) AFTRA D) WGA