52. In the opinion of the author, the liturgical chants of the slavic Orthodox Church are A)Byzantine chants which have been harmonized B)based on freely composed music written by Tchaikowsky Arknangelsky, and others C)basically byzantine chants which were greatly influenced by contact with Western European music nearly 1000 years ago D)a type of Byzantine chant which has been changed through the influence of Slavic and Western European musical traditions 3. Which of the following would be suitable as a title for the passage you have just read? A)"Charting the Changes in Byzantine Church Chant C)"Aspects of Free Composition in the Slavic Tones D)"The Liturgical Chants of the Russian Orthodox 54. Which of the following generalizations could be made, based on the information found in A)Slavic liturgical chants are a result of the variety of factors which influenced Byzantine Church music in the Slavic lands B)The development of Byzantine chant in the Slavic lands has been recent, sudden, and C)The works of such composers as Tchailkovsky, Arknange lsky, Lvov, Bortiansky, Tcheshnorov, Rachmaninov, and Stravinsky have been greatly influenced by Byzantine chant. D)Al though slavic shant has developed over a preiod of nearly 1000 years, it is not much different now than it was in its earliest forms 55. To what does those (line 11)refer? A)rhythm and harmony B)Slavic liturgical chants C)Western European ideas D)Greek. Syrian and other chant forms 2 Art is consi dered by many people to be litte more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose. According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural perhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a "singer"to perform a healing ceremony which will attract powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the singer"will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho hogan(泥盖木屋). On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the "singer"will rub the ailing parts52. In the opinion of the author,the liturgical chants of the Slavic Orthodox Church are _____ . A)Byzantine chants which have been harmonized B)based on freely composed music written by Tchaikowsky.Arknangelsky,and others C)basically Byzantine chants which were greatly influenced by contact with Western European music nearly 1000 years ago D)a type of Byzantine chant which has been changed through the influence of Slavic and Western European musical traditions 53. Which of the following would be suitable as a title for the passage you have just read? A)“Charting the Changes in Byzantine Church Chant” B)“Slavic Church Music:A Marriage of East and West” C)“Aspects of Free Composition in the Slavic Tones” D)“The Liturgical Chants of the Russian Orthodox” 54. Which of the following generalizations could be made,based on the information found in the passage? A)Slavic liturgical chants are a result of the variety of factors which influenced Byzantine Church music in the Slavic lands. B)The development of Byzantine chant in the Slavic lands has been recent,sudden,and dramatic C)The works of such composers as Tchailkovsky,Arknangelsky,Lvov,Bortiansky,Tcheshnorov,Rachmaninov,and Stravinsky have been greatly influenced by Byzantine chant. D)Although slavic shant has developed over a preiod of nearly 1000 years,it is not much different now than it was in its earliest forms. 55. To what does those (line 11)refer? A)rhythm and harmony B)Slavic liturgical chants C)Western European ideas D)Greek.Syrian.and other chant forms Passage 2 Art is considered by many people to be litte more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case,however;at times,art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well.Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest;these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose. According to Navaho traditions,one who suffers from either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural perhaps a certain animal,a ghost,or the dead.To counteract this evil contact,the ill person or one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a “singer”to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being.During the ceremony,which may last from 2 to 9 days,the “singer”will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho hogan(泥盖木屋).On the last day of the ceremony,the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the “singer”will rub the ailing parts