In what city did artisans act as servants of the court and were also organized into guilds, living in a separate part of the city?

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

Chinese emperors turned their backs to the north and their imperial palaces traditionally faced south

a) to imitate the flow of the rivers.
b) to position themselves in front of the North Star.
c) to position themselves in front of the northern mountains.
d) to avoid evil spirits (and Huns)