The United States Congress selected Chicago to host the 1893 Columbian Exposition primarily because

a. it was located at center of the country.
b. the majority of its citizens were foreign-born.
c. its lakes provided efficient transport.
d. it boasted rural areas for hall construction.


Answer: b

Art & Culture

You might also like to view...

The legacy of the minstrel show left us these two important innovations:

a. the blues and pentatonic scales b. pentatonic scales and the dance rhythms c. on-stage comic stooging and dance rhythms d. use of a recurrent chorus and dance rhythms

Art & Culture

Who was the great prima donna that sang the premiere of Cleofide in Dresden in 1731?

a. Senesino b. Francesca Cuzzoni c. Faustina Bordoni d. Pietro Metastasio

Art & Culture

For what film score did Aaron Copland win an Academy Award?

A. Casablanca B. The Heiress C. Gone with the Wind D. 2001: A Space Odyssey

Art & Culture

In sonata-allegro form, the recapitulation is an exact repeat of the exposition.

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

Art & Culture