Anna Comnena was perhaps the most important writer of __________ in the Byzantine era

A work concerned with the effect of death on children is

a. the television show House. b. Agee's A Death in the Family. c. Styron's Sophie's Choice. d. Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

When the time frame of a story is within most viewers' memories, recent American films

A. have loaded the soundtrack with popular songs from the era. B. have sought to avoid the typical "compilation" structure of period film scores. C. have attempted to update the feel of the period with modern orchestral scores. D. have downplayed the period feel by creating sparse or minimalist soundtracks.