Which of the following best describes Käthe Kollwitz's idea of what art should be or do?

a. a mental comforter, like a good armchair
b. a political tool, to reach as many people as possible
c. an escape from the drab, ordinary world
d. to evoke an emotive response, like music

Answer: b

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The opening of the excerpt "Soul, Penitent" from Hildegard's Play of Virtues is in which mode?

a. Dorian, beginning and cadencing on the note D b. Mixolydian, beginning and cadencing on the note E c. Phrygian, beginning and cadencing on the note F d. Lydian, beginning and cadencing on the note G

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Regional and community theaters regularly sign contracts covering their performers with the leading stage actors union—Actors’ Equity Association. 2. Shows mounted in dinner theaters are typically original productions commissioned by the theater, saving the facility from having to pay hefty fees to license rights to a Broadway show. 3. Despite limited budgets, summer theaters can afford name actors in top roles for their musical productions. 4. Despite limited budgets, summer theaters regularly hire union musicians under contract with the American Federation of Musicians labor union to work in the orchestra pit. 5. Because of worries about oversaturation, a hit Broadway musical will have no more than one authorized “national touring” version playing in other cities at any one time.

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