The story of Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) involves a young girl who, as part of pre-historic Russian pagan culture, has to dance herself to death in order to convince the gods to end winter and bring on spring.

a. true
b. false

Ans: a. true

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A) Béla Bartók B) György Ligeti C) Arvo Pärt D) Luciano Berio

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Where was the Mildenhall Treasure found?

A. Egypt B. England C. Syria D. Italy

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