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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #2
A the Mass Proper.
B the Ordinary.
C an oratorio.
D a Requiem.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
B piano and cello.
C the brass section.
D piccolos
Question #5
A lyrical lines; aria
B elegant duet; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
Question #6
A focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
B still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
C were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
D drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
Question #7
A the role of a teenage boy, sung by a mezzo-soprano
B
C the role of a teenage girl, dressing as a young man
D the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
Question #8
A Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
B Beethoven’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
C All answers are correct.
D Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
Question #9
A Napoleon
B Wellington
C Mozart
D Haydn
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B romantic love.
C beauties of nature.
D power and greed.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B short-short-short-long.
C “fate knocking at the door”.
D rhythmic.
Question #12
A short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
B All answers are correct.
C example of cyclical form.
D unified by a recurring motive.
Question #13
A allegro
B adagio
C vivace
D presto
Question #14
A dreamy, ethereal
B scherzo, dancelike
C whimsical, delightful
D romantic, passionate
Question #15
A at the beginning
B during the development section
C during the slow introduction
D near the end
Question #16
A final cadence in the home key
B two opposing themes are “exposed”
C restatement of themes in the home key
D frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
Question #17
A decrescendo from forte to piano
B pianissimo
C alternating between fortissimo and piano
D crescendo from piano to forte
Question #18
A The emperor played viola in the first performance.
B The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
C A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
D The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
Question #19
A two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
B flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
C saxophones
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #20
A Theme and variations
B Sonata-allegro
C Rondo
D Minuet-and-trio
Question #21
A All answers are correct.
B is a multimovement work.
C was a new genre of the Classical era.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #22
A incidental music.
B thematic music.
C absolute music.
D program music.
Question #23
A Venice, Italy.
B Salzburg, Austria.
C Halle, Germany.
D London, England.
Question #24
A Esterházys
B St. Stephen
C Salieri
D Weidinger
Question #25
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B two violins, two cellos
C one violin, one viola, two cellos
D two violins, one viola, one cello
Question #27
A da capo.
B fugue.
C toccata.
D prelude.
Question #28
A cello.
B harpsichord.
C double bass.
D violin.
Question #29
A song.
B intentional music.
C absolute music.
D program music or “sound story”
Question #30
A contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
B All answers are correct.
C cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
D emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #31
A was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
B was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
C was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
D grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
