The Taj Mahal features surfaces covered in __________.

a. marble
b. ceramic tiles
c. lusterware
d. openwork grilles


a. marble

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Chuck Berry broke the color barrier in a new way:

a. by integrating country music into R&B. b. by passing as a white man. c. by hiring an all-white back-up band. d. by affecting a hillbilly accent on his records.

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Which of the following best relates to this composition?

a) the refrain remains exactly the same while the repeats of each strophe is varied b) both the strophes and refrains are subtly varied c) neither the strophes nor refrain are to be varied d) the composer subtly varies both the bass line and the melody in each strophe but maintains exactly the same music for the refrain

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Match the following:

a. bossa nova b. Flaco Jiménez c. salsa d. bajo sexto e. Antonio Carlos Jobim f. samba g. Gloria Estéfan h. coro i. tejano j. canto 1. An oversized 12-string guitar that typically serves as a bass instrument. 2. The narrative section of a salsa song. 3. A term that came into used in the 1960s and 1970s used to describe an updated form of the mambo. 4. Popular singer who fronted the Miami Sound Machine. 5. A type of music that is more melodic, rhythmically less complex samba-inspired popular song from Brazil. 6. Famous composer of bossa novas. 7. A type of music that blends Mexican music with outside influences. 8. The most popular Afro-Brazilian dance music the 20th century; it features 16-beat rhythm. 9. An accordion virtuoso in tejano music. 10. The typical beginning of a montuno in salsa music; it consists of a short riff followed by silence.

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What was Ezra Pound's advice to young modern artists?

What will be an ideal response?

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