What is the name for the modal construct found in Arabic music?
a. jin
b. maqam
c. taqsim
d. iqa
ANS: b
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A. 200,000 B. 750,000 C. 500,000 D. 400,000 E. 900,000
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Géricault's painting of The Raft of the Medusa portrayed the theme of the
A. breakdown of civilization. B. calmness of nature. C. strength of sailing ships. D. forgiveness of God.
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The mosaics in the rotunda of St. George in Thessaloniki depict
A. gods and goddesses B. Jonah and the Whale C. Christ as the Good Shepherd D. standing saints
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The fiction of Gabriel García Márquez, notably his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, is best described by which term?
a. organic b. magic realism c. beat d. existentialist
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