Because the plots of melodramas were utterly predictable, variety was achieved through:
a. complete realism
b. dramatizing classic plays.
c. All the available choices.
d. exotic locales.
d
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The best musical description of "Charleston" is:
a. a waltz b. a two-step c. a syncopated grizzly bear d. a syncopated fox-trot
Which type of Japanese theatre grew out of the dance-prayers of Buddhist priests?
a) Natyasastra b) Noh c) Yoshimitsu d) Shakuntala e) Sanskrit
What is one clear inference that can be drawn from the distinctions presented in The Teachings of Khety between scribes and artisans?
A. Class resentment was a pronounced feature of Middle Kingdom culture. B. Artisans were notoriously corrupt, whereas scribes were reputed to be honest. C. Scribes were said to be their own masters, whereas artisans worked for others. D. The production of material goods was valued more highly than was writing.
Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Although the forms derive from European marches and dances, the rhythms of ragtime are rooted in African American folk music. B. Scott Joplin composed the Maple Leaf Rag as a tribute to the saloon in Sedalia, Missouri, where he worked as a pianist. C. Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha was a great success at its first performance in 1915. D. Scott Joplin was trained in "classical" music and wrote a ballet and two operas as well as many piano rags.