What form of early American “entertainment” included comic scenes, dance
interludes, and sentimental ballads, all based on white stereotypes of black life in the
South?
a) Singing musicals
b) Minstrel shows
c) Dixie plays
d) Civil War Melodies
b
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What element of Olafur Eliasson’s Waterfall did the artist keep secret?
a) the height of the waterfall b) the pumps c) the source of the water d) the historical references
In Place de L’Europe Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, Henri Cartier-Bresson creates a dramatic composition by __________.
a. enhancing the reflective surfaces of daguerreotypes b. using shutter speed to capture a man leaping over a puddle c. layering and arranging different photographs d. increasing the aperture to control the lighting
Which of the following does NOT belong in a list of characteristics of the Janissary corps in the Ottoman Empire?
a. It was composed of young men taken from conquered lands as children and conscripted for training in military arts. b. It relied on gunpowder musketry and artillery for weaponry c. It intervened in dynastic succession disputes more frequently over the years d. It launched successful invasions of Central Europe culminating with the sack of Vienna e. It carried out operations against foreign enemies and also served an internal police force function
__________ linked to power and the right to make decisions and to determine, adjudicate or settle issues and disputes in society. Is best understood as the legitimate use of power.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).