The use of extreme dissonance by some contemporary composers represents a complete break with the long-established trend in Western music.

Which of the following is an example of a psychological character?

A. the braggart soldier in Roman comedy B. Old Lady Squeamish in Wycherley's The Country Wife C. the generic married couple in Ionesco's The Bald Soprano D. Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire

Debussy’s Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun was based on a __________ by Stéphane Mallarmé

a. ballet b. painting c. movie d. poem e. sculpture