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- It is also the early form of the Christian church. What is the term that is used for the civic hall in a classical Roman city?
- A. cathedral
- B. basilica
- C. cornucopia
- D. nave
- An outstanding post-Impressionist, his work was a major factor in the future development of Cubism. What French artist's works include Cardplayers, The Artist’s Son, and Le Chateau Noir?
- A. Monet
- B. Renoir
- C. Pisarro
- D. Cezanne
- Vladimir Tatlin initiated what movement in 1913, which was a philosophy of art and architecture with origins in futurism?
- A. Constructivism
- B. Barbizon School
- C. Biomechanics
- D. Cubism
- What musical term means the same as a sentence of a musical piece, which ends with a pause?
- A. soprano
- B. bass
- C. legato
- D. phrase
- How many movements are in a typical symphony?
- Which of the following instruments would most likely be involved in the playing of an Indian raga?
- A. ocarina
- B. sansa
- C. vina
- D. samisen
- The son of a weaver, this wandering English preacher was imprisoned nine times for denouncing social evils. Who told an English king that he should “quake” in fear of God’s wrath?
- A. George Fox
- B. Ignatius Loyola
- C. Menno Simons
- D. John Wesley
- According to Norse mythology, Odin and his brothers killed him. Who was the first giant, grandfather of Odin, from whose body the earth, sky and sea were formed?
- A. Tyr
- B. Urda
- C. Ymir
- D. Skuld
- Placed outside London to escape the city’s jurisdiction, this theatre was constructed by James Burbage. Identify this first public playhouse to be erected in Elizabethan England.
- A. Blackfriar’s
- B. The Globe
- C. The Old Vic
- D. The Theater
- This work is the story of a childhood colored by a search for justice. It also deals with jealousy, Mayella Ewell’s loneliness, Bob Ewell’s frustration and friends fighting friends, which puzzles young Scout.
- A. Death of a Salesman
- B. To Kill a Mockingbird
- C. Waiting for Godot
- D. Mean Tears
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