Which of the following best describes Roman sculpture and painting?

Higher criticism refers to a nineteenth-century intellectual movement in which scholars

A. focused exclusively on literary texts while ignoring their historical settings. B. studied the Bible not as a divinely inspired book incapable of error but simply as a set of writings susceptible to varied interpretations. C. analyzed all writings, secular and sacred, in accordance with Marxist theory. D. applied linguistic theory to literature to show that all texts are the same.

The __________ is a brief instrumental work, generally written for the solo

piano, which attempts to capture a single mood. It was a genre much favored by composers of the Romantic era.

a. program symphony b. character piece c. ballet d. idée fixe e. concert overture