What specific folk music does Amy Beach imitate in some sections of her Gaelic Symphony? Can you find an obvious reference to folk or popular music in the first four minutes of the first movement? Where (in time) specifically does this "folksy" music begin?

What is it about this music that sounds "ethnic" of "folksy"? Can you describe specific aspects of the rhythm, the melody or the instrumentation that create this effect?

Which statement about the tokugawa shogunate is accurate? a. it was a dynasty established after the shogun defeated kublai khan, and it limited foreign trade in order to protect japanese business interests. b. it was established when leyasu defeated rival warlords; later rulers closed japan to foreign trade to protect japanese culture from western influence. c. ieyasu started the dynasty when he defeated his rivals, brought japan together under more democratic rule, and united the japanese people by restricting foreign trade. d. ieyasu decreed this series of laws to limit trade with foreigners in order to boost local economies and create unity among his people.

Identify the reason each country wanted to go to war in the year before and during world war 1

Who were the “rough riders”? a. cuban revolutionaries who battled the spanish for independence b. a volunteer cavalry unit in the spanish-american war c. spanish generals in cuba who mistreated the civilian population d. newspaper owners who influenced public opinion by exaggerating the truth