Beethoven’s works became the standard against which subsequent composers of

One of the major literary advances in love of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has been the

a. rejection of romantic love. b. rejection of marriage. c. open and sympathetic treatment of same-sex love. d. renewal of the ideals of platonic love.

A "crooner" is a male singer who:

a. sings without amplification in the style of Al Jolson b. also plays a musical instrument like Louis Armstrong c. sings softly into a microphone to achieve an intimate, romantic sound d. a singer who emphasizes the "believability" factor in their delivery of a lyric