________ envisioned his legendary character as a symbol of the ever-striving human will to master all forms of experience, at the risk of imperiling his eternal soul.

What style of popular music is this excerpt?

a. blues b. swing c. dixieland d. ragtime

The popularity of genre films is due at least in part to

A. the "guilty pleasure" aspect of most genre films' subject matter. B. their ability to reinforce basic American beliefs, values, and myths. C. their ability to bring variation to popular formula stories. D. the great use of violence and extreme visuals.