Explain the significance of Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• This Aphrodite may have been the first female nude.
• It is considered a celebration of the female form, in its perfect state.
• It is possible this was the first sensualized female form, made specifically for the male audience.
• Praxiteles employed the canon of ratio to balance the body's proportion.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which two characters have the leading roles in Verdi’s opera La traviata?
a. Rudolfo and Mimi b. Tristan and Isolde c. Don José and Carmen d. Alfredo and Violetta e. Pierrot and Lunaire
What is the term for lines spoken by a character that are nondiegetic?
a. voice-over narration b. direct address c. sound tracking d. line delivery
Match the composition to its composer.
A. Sonata in D minor for Violin and Basso Continuo B. Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 C. "Spring" from The Four Seasons D. Water Music