In The Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade tells her husband a story each night to

a. prove her intelligence to him.
b. teach him the ways of Islam.
c. prevent execution the next morning.
d. avoid having sexual relations with him.


Answer: c

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a. Annunciation. b. Eucharist. c. Visitation. d. Incarnation.

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a. Piano, drums, trumpet, clarinet b. Alto sax, trombone, tuba, banjo c. Trumpet, bass, clarinet, guitar d. Drums, tuba, piano, banjo

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a. core structure b. abstract form c. spatial expansiveness d. a unified whole

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