Venice Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

OTHELLO Test Review Questions & Answers (ALL ACTS) 100% Verified act 1 takes place in - ANSWER venice which statement best describes roderigo's relationship with iago - ANSWER roderigo is iago's follower the duke of venice states: "to mourn a mischief that is pas tad gone is the next way to draw new mischief on". which of the sentences below best paraphrases the duke's message? - ANSWER if something doesn't go your way, move on which description of othello would NOT be spoken by...

heroic couple Correct Answer-a rhyming pair of iambic-pentameter lines, first used extensively in English by Chaucer and later developed as a syntactically complete unit, esp. by Dryden and Pope (Ex.: "In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend") terza rima -(tert′sə rē′mə) Correct Answer-a verse form of Italian origin, made up of tercets, the second line of each tercet rhyming with the first and third lines of the next one (aba, bcb, cdc, et...

BaroqueWhat are the boundaries (years) of early baroque? - correct answer Where did the Baroque style originate and why? - correct answer Venice -- it was a very rich city-state and wanted to show off its power to the world through its grandiloquent and majestic music (which was just the style of Baroque) What was a particular favorite sound in Venice in the beginning of Baroque? - correct answer double choir, organ, and low brass instruments "O magnum mysterium" was written by who a...

BaroquePolyphony in the Baroque Period - correct answer tended to be highly ornate, often with fast trills and fast moving notes (matched the art, architecture, and fashion of the time) the idea of using chords to accompany one or more melody lines gained favor, and caused composers to do what? - correct answer for the first time, composers wrote dynamics and tempo markings into their music patrons or royalty... - correct answer employed composers, who composed music on demand BECAUSE ...

Scholasticism - correct answer the use of reason to support Christian beliefs Epidemic - correct answer Out break of disease Crusades - correct answer series of wars between Christians and Musslums Cataract - correct answer waterfall Surplus - correct answer more food than is needed Savanna - correct answer grassy plains Tsunamis - correct answer killer tidal wave Marco Polo - correct answer merchant from Venice who visited China Dowry - correct answer p...

Baroque Era Baroque Definition - correct answer a jeweler's term for large pearls of irregular shape. Baroque Period - correct answer Time period: "Early" Baroque c. 1600 - 170 Baroque Rhythm - correct answer Single or similar rhythm often heard throughout piece or major segment of piece Baroque Meter - correct answer Emphasized •strong & weak beats played in clear & concise manner -Systematized •bar lines regularly used; strong beat at bar lines Baroque Texture - correct...

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Who were the Venetians fighting? - ANSWER The Turks What does Iago want? - ANSWER The job of Othello's lieutenant Why doesn't Iago get what he wants? - ANSWER Othello gives the job to Cassio because they are friends Where is Othello from and how is he different? - ANSWER He is from North Africa and he is black. Where is the play set? - ANSWER Venice and Cyprus How do Iago and Roderigo make Brabantio upset? - ANSWER They tell him his daughter is with a black man Who wins the b...

What is Roderigo's relationship with Iago? - ANSWER Relationship if financial Why is Iago angry at Othello? - ANSWER I ago was not promoted when he should have been How do Iago and Rodreigo announce Desdemona's marriage to Brabantio? - ANSWER They shouted it Why would Brabantio be upset about his daughter marrying Othello? - ANSWER It's not of her nature and would make her father look bad To whom does Brabantio appeal to hopefully annul the marriage? - ANSWER To the Duke Why ha...

Praxis II (0941/5941) US History/World History Questions and Answers. Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire SIGNED SEPTEMBER 27, 1821 -Hidalgo of Dolores began the fight for independence in 1810 with Grito de Dolores 14th State to join the Union VERMONT - In 1777, it originally became a free state of its own before joining with the United States - Became the 14th state to join the Union in 1791 Federal Reserve Act of 1913 THE BEGINNING OF THE BANKING SYSTEM - Federal Reser...