Why is the story of Orfeo a fitting subject for the first great opera?
a. Baroque society was fascinated with ancient Greek myths.
b. It displays the power of music over death itself.
c. Shepherds and nymphs are inherently musical.
d. As in all great operas, somebody dies.
b
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What is the best way to characterize relations between the British and the Afrikaners after the British arrived in Southern Africa in 1795?
a. Hostility and complete social segregation b. Maintenance of Afrikaner political supremacy c. Britain gains formal possession of the colony, but conflict persists with Afrikaners over land and expansion d. Complete unity in the face of superior African military strength e. Negotiated division of southern Africa into British and Afrikaner spheres of roughly equal size and importance
Brahman, the Tao, and the Dharma are terms from different Asian-origin religions for
a. the destructive power of nature. b. nature. c. human arrogance in the face of nature. d. human responsibility to the natural world.