Which of the following best defines the term "picaresque"?
a. pungent and spicy
b. demeaning to ordinary working people
c. a genre of prose that celebrates a roguish hero in a corrupt society
d. a genre of prose which employs magical realism
Answer: c
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Which musical style influenced jazz in its syncopated rhythms and the tension between a rhythmically regular accompaniment and an irregular melody?
A) European marches B) ragtime C) the spiritual D) Tin Pan Alley
Most historians agree that Baroque music first appeared in the Italian cities of Rome and Naples around the middle of the fifteenth century
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following terms best describes this selection's genre?
a) parlor song b) Kunstlied c) Volklied d) minstrel song
Which artwork depicts heroes in clothing they may have actually worn on that day, instead of the classical garb of Greece or Rome, as was the custom of many painters at the time?
a. the death of general wolfe b. self-portrait with jewish identity card c. mende mask d. none of the above