The youthful Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev were active as players and composers with a society of art-loving amateurs known as ________
a. Evenings of Contemporary Music
b. Mir iskusstva (World of Art)
c. Ballets Russes
d. Bolsheviks
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A. Allman Brothers B. The Band C. Marshall Tucker Band D. Eagles
The focus of both intellectual and religious life changed in the rapidly expanding cities, going from monasteries in the countryside to larger pilgrimage churches and cathedrals. Which of the following would account for this change?
a. It was a time of great prosperity in Europe and France in particular experienced growth in population and new architecture. b. It illustrated the growing power of city mayors which outweighed the monks influence. c. People grew tired of the tough rural life and seclusion. d. It represented the closure of the pilgrimage routes as many stopped practicing the Christian religion in Europe.
What is a defining characteristic of Baroque art?
a. Attention to viewers’ emotional experience of a work b. Return to the forms and proportions of classical art c. Focus on the symbolic meaning of a work d. Absence of excessive decoration and sensuousness
For “The Fall of Jerusalem” from the Gesta Francorum: This account of the fall of Jerusalem amounts to a description of what might be called, from a contemporary point of view, a war crime. Why does the writer not see it in those terms?
What will be an ideal response?