Listen to the excerpt:The style of singing in this passage that imitates the rhythms of speech while delivering dialogue is called __________.

A. recitativo
B. aria
C. libretto
D. monody


Answer: A

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Barbara Hepworth's major contribution to the history of sculpture was the use of _____

A) ?found materials B) ?the void C) ?collage D) ?the readymade

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a. It was to let the viewer know he or she was not alone in suffering but that Christ also suffered. b. It was to commemorate St. Christopher. c. It served as a reference for the viewer to consider the significance of monastic life. d. It was considered an offering to the abbey through local guild patronage.

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Unlike film and television, live theatre is __________ because it exists only for a moment in time before it is gone; no two audiences will ever see exactly the same show.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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