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11 Nov 2024, 11:08
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Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
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38% (01:29) wrong based on 13 sessions
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Like Béla Bartók, Ruth Crawford not only brought a composer’s acumen to the notation of folk music, she also had a marked (i)_________ the task. This was clear in her agonizing over how far to try to represent the minute details of a performance in a written text, and this (ii)_________ makes her work a landmark
in ethnomusicology.
Blank (i)
Blank (ii)
in ethnomusicology.
Blank (i)
| A. reverence for |
| B. detachment from |
| C. curiosity about |
Blank (ii)
| D. fastidiousness |
| E. didacticism |
| F. iconoclasm |
29 Apr 2025, 10:55
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In this example, both blanks can be flled by focusing on the statement that Crawford agonized over the details in her representations of folk music performances. The only choice for blank (ii) that matches this description is “fastidiousness”; neither “didacticism” nor “iconoclasm” reflects the notion of agonizing over details. Similarly, only “reverence for” fts in Blank (i), since neither “detachment from” nor “curiosity about” reflects the degree of care Crawford took.
Thus the correct answer is reverence for (Choice A) and fastidiousness (Choice D).
In this example, both blanks can be flled by focusing on the statement that Crawford agonized over the details in her representations of folk music performances. The only choice for blank (ii) that matches this description is “fastidiousness”; neither “didacticism” nor “iconoclasm” reflects the notion of agonizing over details. Similarly, only “reverence for” fts in Blank (i), since neither “detachment from” nor “curiosity about” reflects the degree of care Crawford took.
Thus the correct answer is reverence for (Choice A) and fastidiousness (Choice D).
01 May 2025, 21:18
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Agonizing over and minute details can only point to an option that expresses poring over something with great effort. The only word in the list that expresses this is 'Fastidiousness'. The first blank should therefore express something as a respect for the art form, and 'reverence' is the only word that comes close. Hence, A and D.
