John Adams's operas Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer are based on fictionalized versions of actual events but have virtually nothing to do with either event.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Both Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer are operas based on real-life events.

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Caravaggio's Christ with the Doubting Thomas is arresting because:

a. the actions of the figures are convincing. b. the strong light gives sharp physical presence. c. the figures are naturalistic. d. all of these. e. none of these.

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The "question and answer" technique of tossing different themes back and forth between sections of a big band is called

a. trading fours b. rhythmic displacement. c. scatting. d. call and response.

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What Mayan object commonly included inscriptions or painted text?

A. cylinder vessels B. wall paintings C. monumental stelae D. all of the above

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