The ____ is the semicircular area above the lintel of a Romanesque portal

a. trumeau
b. buttress
c. jamb
d. tympanum


d

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Modern cemeteries developed in response to an increase in urban populations and concerns about pollution and sanitation.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Nag Biegu” (“Ferocious Wild Bull”) praises a king of Dagbon in the late 1800s (Naa Abdulai). “As they dance to the drumming, people recall the bravery of the king.” The piece is in a verse-chorus form (verse = A, chorus = B). “In the verse, the vocalist and leading lunga drummers praise Naa Abdulai . . .”—answered and punctuated by “booming, single strokes.” The drummed chorus

phrase is easily heard and identified as a rhythmically structured pattern which keeps returning after the vocalized verses. (See Transcription 3-16, Worlds of Music, p. 136). Listen to the recording, refer to the accompanying Active Listening, and identify what you hear in the drums at the beginning of the selection and, in elapsed time (minutes: seconds), where the sung verses (A) and choruses (B) occur. What will be an ideal response?

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What was added to the tops of towers in order to provide stone shields for more effective defense?

A) crenellations B) crossing C) transept D) jambs

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The first and last observations of the kachina cycle coincide with which events?

A. The vernal equinox and the autumnal equinox B. The first birth in the tribe and the first rainfall of the year C. The winter solstice and the anticipation of the harvest D. Earthly-life and after-life

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