What is the chief means of economic livelihood on Java?

Recitative is:

A) a section of an opera that generally contains dialogue to further the action B) a section of an opera that features syllabic setting of the text delivered in a rhythm approximating speech C) opera performed in a recital setting D) both a and b E) both b and c

Less a genre than a stylistic and narrative tendency, ________ is often considered to have started in 1941 with Huston's The Maltese Falcon or even earlier with Radio-Keith-Orpheum's (RKO's) B film Stranger on the Third Floor.

A. the gangster film B. the backstage musical C. the film noir D. the horror film