Critics have compared Octavio Solis's Lydia (2008) with its working-class characters to work by what other American playwright?

Which of the following is the best definition of a backstory?

a. a Hollywood backlot b. the light that is farthest from the main character c. the past that characters bring with them into a film d. the original storyboards for a film

One of the hallmarks of Mannerist art is the use of __________.

A. other artists' work as models B. ordered and balanced compositions C. artists' treatises and writings D. oil and tempera on wood