A griot is:
a. a type of African-American slang found in the Mississippi Delta
b. in West African culture, the tribe's healer, historian, and master drummer (also the most
important musician)
c. a percussion instrument used in early blues performance
d. a form of the blues but typically extended to 16 bars instead of the usual 12
B
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a) monstrous depiction of the female. b) vigorous brushwork. c) inclusion of shapes. d) representation of illusionist space.
Frida Kahlo painted
a. her own life. b. her subjective reality as wife of a great Mexican muralist. c. symbols of her existential pain. d. All these answers are correct.
Early Renaissance sacred music was still frequently based on Gregorian chant.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What was the ultimate effect of the "war on rock ‘n' roll"?
a. Radio was intimidated into playing fewer black artists. b. The practice of offering payola was eradicated. c. Rock ‘n' roll artists fought back through their music. d. Very little changed in the general musical marketplace.