What happened at the premier of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring?
a. It drew great public acclaim as a modern masterwork.
b. It inspired many authors to write poems using the music.
c. It caused a riot by the audience because of its sharp dissonance and blatant sensuality.
d. It restored audiences' faith in music as a rational and soothing art.
e. It was ignored when first performed and only became recognized as a classic several decades later.
c
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a. Timbuktu. b. the Congo. c. the Transvaal. d. Fashoda. e. the Suez.
Early China enjoyed lasting direct long-distance trade with
A. India. B. Persia. C. Mesopotamia. D. Egypt. E. None of these answers is correct.
__________ succeeded Alexander I as the Russian tsar in November 1825.
A. Constantine B. Paul C. Nicholas D. Alexander II
In McCulloch v. Maryland the Supreme Court
A. recognized the full legal authority of states over economic activities within their borders. B. held that, under the Constitution's necessary and proper clause, Congress had the power to charter banks. C. declared constitutional a Maryland law taxing the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States. D. increased the power of the states relative to the federal government.