All of the following statements are true of Bernstein's West Side Story EXCEPT?

a) the libretto is by Stephen Sondheim
b) the story is based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion
c) some of its numbers reflect the influence of the 19th-century operatic tradition
d) it deals with the problem of gang warfare in New York City


b

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A. The division between Upper and Lower Egypt is reflected in the upper and lower sections of the temple. B. Shifting sand dunes necessitated the protective barriers around the perimeter. C. The flow of the Nile probably inspired the direct path taken by worshipers through the temple. D. The waters of the Nile permitted the extensive use of waterworks throughout the temple complex.

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Flats, drops, and cycs are all used in the construction of

A. sets. B. costumes. C. Medieval mansions. D. none of these choices

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A canon is a polyphonic composition in which all of the voices perform the same melody, beginning at the same time.

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

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  Which statement is a formal analysis of Artemisia Gentileschi'sJudith and Holofernes?

A. Artemisia Gentileschi was rediscovered after centuries of oblivion by feminist art historians. B. Gentileschi's personal experience of trauma, through rape, shaped the way she depicted this scene. C. The dramatic use of diagonal lines and chiaroscuro highlights the gruesome decapitation. D. Artemisia Gentileschi's painting depicts a biblical event, seen in the close relationship to the textual source.

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