Among the shocking aspects for critics and viewers of Monet's Olympia was _____

Pascal's attitude toward the existence of God was that

A. God did not exist. B. one gained nothing by mistakenly believing in God but stood to lose everything by mistakenly asserting that God did not exist. C. it made no difference if God did or did not exist. D. no one could ever prove the existence of God.

As Western art music has evolved, all of the following has been true except

A. each period has retained the most useful features of the previous style. B. the process of change and development has been illogical and random. C. over time there have been significant changes in musical style. D. each period has introduced changes in style that appealed to contemporary tastes.