In seventeenth-century still-life paintings from the Netherlands, such as Adriaen van der Spelt's and Frans van Mieris' Flower Piece with Curtain, what do tulips symbolize?

A. weddings
B. destiny
C. wealth
D. permanence


Answer: C

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This composition is noteworthy for any number of reasons; one reason has to do with its?

a) extraordinary brevity b) extraordinary length c) compression of a four-movement scheme into a single continuous movement d) continuous repetition of short, elemental patterns

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Which is not listed in the chapter as a discipline of the humanities?

a. music b. literature c. none of these choices d. opera e. drama

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Although Latin American music has influenced jazz and other styles of popular music since the turn of the last century, it received a significant amount of recognition during the

a. days of ragtime and early jazz. b. big band era. c. 1960s. d. 1980s and 1990s.

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Match each genre with its definition.

A. Symphonic poem B. Character piece C. Étude D. Mazurka

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