What is the Mannheim rocket?
A) a percussion instrument that reproduced the sound of exploding fireworks
B) a long crescendo
C) a triadic theme played by the orchestra as an ascending arpeggio
D) when the bass line climbs up the diatonic scale for an octave or more
C
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The incorporation of Japanese aesthetics into European painting, a trend referred to as Japonisme, is evident in which artwork?
A. Latrec, At the Moulin Rouge B. Degas, The Tub C. Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette D. Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold
Which artist decided to sue the art critic John Ruskin for libel when Ruskin referred to Nocturne in Black and Fold: The Falling Rocket as "cockney impudence"?
a. Claude Monet b. Vincent van Gogh c. J.A.M. Whistler d. Mary Cassatt e. Edgar Degas
This scene depicts
a) a portion of a civic festival. b) Athenian soldiers heading to battle. c) mythological gods and semi-divine figures. d) a royal procession of noblemen escorting the Athenian ruler.
Why did Islam become the dominant faith of West Africa?
a. West Africans felt that Islam offered greater freedoms than Christianity did. b. Muslims forced most West African women into marriage. c. Muslims gradually came to dominate trans-Saharan trade routes, and their faith followed. d. West Africans believed that Islam would give them access to Paradise.