Why have the forms discussed in this chapter generally been more popular among audiences than "theatre"? What might it take to make theatre more popular and accessible to the masses?
What will be an ideal response?
The student could discuss the "high" society appeal that theatre has historically
had and the need to smash this stereotype in order to reach a larger audience.
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During the Second Golden Age, artists portrayed Christ as
a. vulnerable and human. b. powerful and wise. c. disproportionately large. d. a shepherd.
During the Gothic era, _____ was the leading city for book illumination
a. Paris b. Naumburg c. Florence d. Venice
Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 7 would certainly have been considered formalistic and banned by Soviet authorities, but due to the confusion of war-time society, it slipped past the censors. After the war, how did the pianist Sviatoslav Richter explain the composition as an example of realism?
What will be an ideal response?
Pyramids were most popular during which of the following periods?
a. Predynastic period b. Early Dynastic period c. Middle Kingdom d. Old Kingdom