For the better part of ________________, opera has been the most ...

[vicky]

For the better part of ________________, opera has been the most spectacular and lavish form of stage entertainment in Western culture.
 
  A) four years
 
  B) four score and seven years
 
  C) a half-century
 
  D) four decades
 
  E) four centuries

Question 2

Which statement best applies to As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending?
 
  A) composed by Thomas Weelkes
  B) one of the madrigals from The Triumphes of Oriana
  C) includes word painting so vivid that it lampoons the Italian musical tradition
  D) all of these choices

[allisonblackmore]

Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

D

[vicky]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bbburns21]

Great answer, keep it coming