In the mirrored ball, the objects are varying sizes, which allows certain objects or subjects (ex: man) to appear closer and others farther away (window), creating depth and form.
Maybe something like crystal I think, but out of yours I would pick karma!
The thing that was heard before the armies then meet at the climax of so called the battle on ice in Alexander Nevsky would be a. a chorus singing a homophonic phrase. Hope this is the right answer and would be of help.