A major component of the music known as "jazz" is
a. improvisation.
b. syncopation.
c. the blues motif.
d. All these answers are correct.
Answer: d
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In the 1920s big band music comprised of 15 to 20 musicians was associated with which new musical style?
A. Swing B. Blues C. Dixieland D. Creole
Louis IX was beloved by the French people, because he
a. used tax revenues to transform Paris into a New Jerusalem. b. opened his sumptuous private chapel to all classes of worshippers. c. abolished serfdom and private wars and reformed the tax structure. d. divided his authority among self-governing ducal courts.
The ability to decipher Mayan writing has shifted our understanding of Mayan art. Whereas scholars previously believed Mayan art's purpose was to ________, they now believe it to have been ________
A. depict historic images; purely concerned with beauty B. display dream imagery and monsters; focused upon the everyday life of ordinary people C. present stories of the gods; almost entirely concerned with history D. celebrate the glories of rulers of the past; a symbolic representation of a complex legal system E. None of these answers is correct.