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Identify the incorrect statement about Carmen.
 
 

a. many of the famous arias are based on the popular songs, folksongs, and flamenco of Spain
  b. its premiere in Paris was a failure because many thought the subject matter too degrading
  c. Bizet based his famous Habanera on a well-known waltz melody from Vienna
  d. the opera is set in Spain, but sung in French
  e. Carmens chromatic arias conveys the ambiguous and evasive traits of her personality



Question 2

Which answer correctly describes the type of scale sung by the soprano in the listening example?
 
 

a. a diatonic major scale
  b. a chromatic scale
  c. a pentatonic scale
  d. a diatonic minor scale




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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b




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