The cradle of Western civilization was ancient ________; many aspects of our culture were born and nurtured there.

The second movement of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto is often interpreted as a reenactment of?

a) the Trojan War b) the myth of Orpheus and Euridice c) the release of Florestan from prison d) a voyage up the Scottish coast

As absolute monarch, ________ brought France to a position of political and military preeminence among the European nation-states.

A. Louis V B. Louis X C. Louis XV D. Louis XIV