In Japan, flowers are viewed as a vehicle for greater understanding; which activity is considered an important art form, on the level of painting, calligraphy, and pottery?

The painter who was most instrumental in creating a transition from European to American Abstract Expressionism was

a. Mark Rothko. b. Willem de Kooning. c. Jackson Pollock. d. Arshile Gorky. e. Franz Kline.

What musical characteristic does Purcell use to convey Dido's sorrow?

a) a descending ground bass b) rapid uneven (dotted) rhythms c) overture d) hocket