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A French overture __________.
 
  a) uses a singing style similar to speech
  b) consists of a slow introduction followed by an imitative fast section
  c) uses the chorus to comment on what has just happened on stage
  d) was only used in French-language operas

Question 2

Audiences could be quite noisy before the beginning of the opera, due in part to __________.
 
  a) the fact that the music was new and not a cherished and respected masterwork
  b) pre-show entertainment by traveling minstrels
  c) the fact that they were a lower class and did not know how to act
  d) excessive drunkenness



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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