Name the artist who is thought to have been the most proficient and inventive pastel artist, and describe how this artist's pastels were proficient and innovative
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The artist is Edgar Degas. He captured the immediacy of contemporary life by building up layers of loose, sketchy strokes of pastel, innovatively using a fixative to preserve the medium's intense colors.
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The first motion picture camera was called the
a. Un Chien Andalou b. locomotion c. film d. kinetoscope e. stylus
Identify the statement that does not apply to the sinfonia
a. a one-movement work in three sections b. the first section is in a slow tempo with dotted rhythms, while the second is in a fast, imitative style c. during the late seventeenth century it was used as an overture to Italian operas d. the literal meaning of the term is “a harmonious sounding together” e. it eventually evolved into the four-movement symphony
Which show by Rodgers and Hammerstein, although groundbreaking, is sometimes erroneously called the first
musical to feature a two-person opening scene, a dream ballet, and the integration of song, dance, and dialogue?
a. Oklahoma! b. South Pacific c. Carousel d. Show Boat
In the “Fable of the Elephant House,” this approach is evident in the conversation between the psychologist and sociologist about the possible number of elephants that might inhabit the house: Psychologists study individuals whereas sociologists study groups.
a. Disciplinary reductionism. b. Disciplinary competition. c. Transdisciplinary policy concerns.