What do diagonal lines imply?

Courbet's A Burial at Ornans (Fig. 31-13) was criticized at the Salon for its disrespect of _________________

A. his father's death B. the rules of academic composition C. his allegiance to the Catholic Church D. the death of the Academy

Part of the distinctive timbre and mellower dynamic of the koto comes from the __________

a) type of wood from which it is made b) method of playing the instrument c) dissonant intervals played on two strings at once d) silk strings, which are softer