Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 demonstrates the influence of

What is accompanying the melody?

A. Suzhou tanci B. pipa (Chinese lute) C. various percussion instruments D. There is no accompaniment.

Which statement does not apply to the listening example?

a. bass line consists of one note repeated over and over at irregular intervals b. the pianist plays an ostinato pattern in the middle range of the instrument c. the upper range plays a motive in parallel motion d. the passage concludes with a grand climax