By and large, the Renaissance popes were indifferent to art

In what phenomenon did the Parisian Madame Geoffrin play an important role?

a. the success of the salon as an intellectual and social occasion b. the development of ballet as an independent art form c. ending the aristocracy's dominance in French art d. recovering the treasures of Pompeii and Herculaneum

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