Eadweard Muybridge photographed a trotting horse in rapid succession to
a. analyze the optimal positioning of a jockey.
b. determine if all four feet ever are off the ground.
c. study the length of the horse's stride.
d. create a series of frames for a motion picture.
Answer: b
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a. reinventing one's life. b. experiencing survivor's guilt. c. attempting to stay young forever. d. finding forgiveness.
Which idea best describes the purpose of twelve-tone music?
a. manipulating everyday sounds recorded on tape to form an unexpected sonic experience b. creating musical unity while simultaneously guaranteeing the perfect equality of a pitches so that none seems like a tonal center c. elevating random noise to the level of art d. to eliminate time-honored compositional practices as well as modern technology in order to create works that are hypnotic in their effect e. to emphasize emotional states by conveying the fear and anxiety an object generates in the mind of the composer
The mode of performance that continuously acknowledges the audience - as is the case of the nightclub performer who sings, dances, jokes and asks for applause - is called
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following techniques enabled Italian artists to place subjects in a rational and ordered three-dimensional space?
a. chiaroscuro b. foreshortening c. linear perspective d. contrapposto