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