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- Who wrote a Symphony No. 3 nicknamed the “Eroica”?
- A. Franz Josef Haydn
- B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- C. Ludwig van Beethoven
- D. Johannes Brahms
- Which of the following classic films did Alfred Hitchcock not direct?
- A. The Birds
- B. The Trouble With Harry
- C. Psycho
- D. The War of the Worlds
- By definition, what makes a painting a fresco?
- A. It is painted outdoors.
- B. It is painted on moist plaster.
- C. Its subject is an outdoors scene.
- D. It is painted on an inner wall.
- The Yasna, the Vendidad and the Khorda Avesta are writings sacred in which religion?
- A. Sikhism
- B. Hinduism
- C. Zoroastrianism
- D. Buddhism
- Whose perhaps greatest contribution to philosophy was his “Copernican Revolution”?
- A. Immanuel Kant
- B. Martin Heidegger
- C. Friedrich Nietzsche
- D. Benedict Spinoza
- In finance, what is a deed, a bond, money or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition?
- A. Collateral
- B. Escrow
- C. Holding
- D. Redemption
- If a Japanese shakuhachi were in a symphony orchestra, in which section would the player sit?
- A. Strings
- B. Brass
- C. Percussion
- D. Woodwinds
- Which dance is traditionally associated with the gypsy culture of Spain?
- A. Samba
- B. Flamenco
- C. Merengue
- D. Polka
- In Greek mythology, who was the king of Cyprus who fell in love with a statue he had made?
- A. Agamemnon
- B. Pygmalion
- C. Perseus
- D. Midas
- Which of the following did Georgia O’Keeffe not paint?
- A. Sugaring-Off
- B. Dark Mesa and Pink Sky
- C. Cebolla Church
- D. Cow’s Skull
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