When most scenes of a play progress forward in time but occasional scenes actually dramatize events that occurred in the story before the point of attack, the playwright is using a technique called

a. discovery.
b. reversal.
c. cliff-hanger.
d. flashback.


d. flashback.

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A) In ecclesiis B) Nuper rosarum flores C) Tu es Petrus D) Quam pulcra es

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Who is the executive most in charge of a TV musical special or awards show?

a. Producer b. Director c. Music coordinator d. Musical director/conductor

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A play can be a ritual, but not all rituals can be a play. What distinguishes theatre from ritual?

What will be an ideal response?

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In response to Protestant actions and visual art, the Council of Trent declared that

a) images of holy figures and saints be maintained in churches to inspire worshippers. b) images be restricted from worship space so as not to distract from spiritual contemplation. c) artists could be tried for heresy if images of holy figures or saints did not conform to Church doctrines. d) bishops of the Church could not be the subject of portraits.

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