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bclement10

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Spirituals, jazz, blues, and ragtime all own their origins to the
 
  a. liberal use of expressively lowered tones.
  b. desire to find comfort in the Christian God.
  c. difficulties facing African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  d. discovery of syncopation as a dominant force in music.

Question 2

The British press called pulp fiction involving lurid tales of haunted houses and bodies found in closets
 
  a. disaster stories.
  b. penny dreadfuls.
  c. zombie literature.
  d. vampire tales.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b





 

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