(B) not generally considered to be of high aesthetic value even though they are important in the history of music
(C) among those works in which popular historical themes were portrayed in a musical produc- tion
(D) often inappropriately cited as examples of musical works in which a new principle of organization was introduced
(E) minor exceptions to the well-established gener- alization that the aesthetic worth of a com- position determines its importance in the his- tory of music
24. The passage supplies information for answering all of the following questions EXCEPT:
(A) Has unusual creative activity been character- ized as revolutionary?
(B) Did Beethoven work within a musical tradition that also included Handel and Bach?
(C) Is Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro an example of a creative work that transcended limits?
(D) Who besides Monteverdi wrote music that the author would consider to embody new prin- ciples of organization and to be of high aes- thetic value?
(E) Does anyone claim that the goal of extraordi- nary creative activity in the arts differs from that of extraordinary creative activity in the sciences?
25. The author regards the idea that all highly creative artistic activity transcends limits with
(A) deep skepticism (B) strong indignation
(C) marked indifference
(D) moderate amusement
(E) sharp derision
26. The author implies that an innovative scientific con- tribution is one that
(A) is cited with high frequency in the publications of other scientists
(B) is accepted immediately by the scientific com- munity
(C) does not relegate particulars to the role of data
(D) presents the discovery of a new scientific fact
(E) introduces a new valid generalization
27. Which of the following statements would most logi- cally concluded the last paragraph of the passage?
(A) Unlike Beethoven, however, even the greatest of modern composers, such as Stravinsky, did not transcend existing musical forms.
(B) In similar fashion, existing musical forms were even further exploited by the next generation of great European composers.
(C) Thus, many of the great composers displayed the same combination of talents exhibited by Monteverdi.
(D) By contrast, the view that creativity in the arts exploits but does not transcend limits is sup- ported in the field of literature.
(E) Actually, Beethoven's most original works were largely unappreciated at the time that they were first performed.
28. BRILLIANCE:
(A) dullness (B) emptiness
(C) awkwardness (D) state of immobility
(E) excess of information
29. QUANDARY:
(A) state of suppressed enmity
(B) state of complete certainty
(C) state of mild hysteria
(D) state of unprovoked anger
(E) state of feeble opposition
30. AGGREGATE:
(A) altered plans (B) intended actions
(C) unexplained occurrences
(D) isolated units (E) unfounded conclusions
20. Which of the following is an acceptable schedule of genres for weeks one through six of the course?
(A) Silent films, westerns, adventure films, detective films, horror films, musical comedies
(B) Silent films, westerns, adventure films, horror films, detective films, fantasy films
(C) Fantasy films, musical comedies, detective films, cinema noir, westerns, adventure films
(D) Westerns, adventure films, detective films, cinema noir, musical comedies, horror films
(E) Detective films, westerns, adventure films, horror films, fantasy films, cinema noir
21. If musical comedies are covered the week immedi- ately preceding the week westerns are covered, which of the following can be true?
(A) Adventure films are covered the second week.
(B) Cinema noir is covered the fourth week.
(C) Detective films are covered the third week.
(D) Fantasy films are covered the fifth week.
(E) Horror films are covered the sixth week.
22. Which of the following will NEVER be covered in the sixth week of the course?
(A) Cinema noir (B) Fantasy films
(C) Horror films (D) Musical comedies
(E) Westerns
23. The population of elephant seals, reduced by hunt- ing to perhaps a few dozen animals early in this cen- tury, has
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