The stone arch used by the Romans used wedge-shaped slightly tapering stones called __________ to build the curve of the arch
A. voussoirs
B. podia
C. ribs
D. flyers
E. piers
A
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Musical theatre is as old as theatre itself and has, in actuality, been the dominant mode of theatrical expression throughout history.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
__________ was an American Expatriate painter who spent most of her life in France primarily painting scenes of women and children
a. Angelica Kauffman b. Mary Cassatt c. Georgia O'Keeffe d. Harriet Powers e. Berthe Morisot
The Florentine Camerata found the existing vocal forms unsuitable for the clear and dramatic expression of a text for all of the following reasons except
A. they considered madrigalisms "childish" and sought a more natural method of expressing texts. B. the combination of melodic lines in the polyphonic madrigal made it too easy to understand the words. C. the use of the same melody for several verses of a strophic song belied any relationships between words and music. D. the melody lines of the typical Renaissance madrigal were unrelated to the natural declamation of the words.
After the Inca emperor Atahuallpa paid Francisco Pizarro a ransom of nearly 40,000 pounds of gold and silver, Pizarro __________.
A. accepted the ransom and then executed the emperor B. gained the emperor's cooperation C. refused the ransom in a show of goodwill and future trust D. accepted the ransom in trade for captured Incan soldiers