Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of San Francisco's City Lights bookstore, was charged with obscenity for
a. publishing Allen Ginsberg's "Howl."
b. hosting an Allan Kaprow Happening.
c. selling copies of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.
d. hosting Beat poetry readings.
Answer: a
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a) string quartet b) strings, percussion, and celesta c) strings and percussion d) strings, saxophones, and percussion
What is the theorbo?
A. An electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators B. A plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line C. A keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts D. A bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon
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a. It attempts to placate the gods by overstating misdeeds committed by the deceased. b. It plainly enumerates all the positive aspects of the deceased’s life. c. It stresses the negative aspects of the world around the deceased. d. It makes a bid for positive judgment by expressing profound misery and despair.
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