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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A True
B False
Question #2
A the Mass Proper.
B an oratorio.
C the Ordinary.
D a Requiem.
Question #3
A False
B True
Question #4
A piano and cello.
B piccolos
C the brass section.
D the woodwind section playing pianissimo.
Question #5
A quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
B lyrical lines; aria
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D elegant duet; aria
Question #6
A were not well received during his lifetime but are having a resurgence with modern audiences.
B focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
C drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
D still speak strongly to modern audiences with messages of social unfairness and the rights of individuals.
Question #7
A
B the role of a teenage boy, sung by a young tenor
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 Mozart
B Napoleon
C Haydn
D Wellington
Question #10
A romantic love.
B beauties of nature.
C power and greed.
D universal brotherhood.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B short-short-short-long.
C rhythmic.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
Question #12
A example of cyclical form.
B short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
C All answers are correct.
D unified by a recurring motive.
Question #13
A allegro
B presto
C adagio
D vivace
Question #14
A romantic, passionate
B scherzo, dancelike
C whimsical, delightful
D dreamy, ethereal
Question #15
A near the end
B at the beginning
C during the development section
D during the slow introduction
Question #16
A final cadence in the home key
B two opposing themes are “exposed”
C frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
D restatement of themes in the home key
Question #17
A pianissimo
B alternating between fortissimo and piano
C decrescendo from forte to piano
D crescendo from piano to forte
Question #18
A The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
B The emperor played viola in the first performance.
C The main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
D A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
Question #19
A saxophones
B two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
C violin, viola, cello, double bass
D flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Question #20
A Theme and variations
B Sonata-allegro
C Minuet-and-trio
D Rondo
Question #21
A is a multimovement work.
B was a new genre of the Classical era.
C is a work written for an orchestra.
D All answers are correct.
Question #22
A program music.
B absolute music.
C incidental music.
D thematic music.
Question #23
A Venice, Italy.
B London, England.
C Halle, Germany.
D Salzburg, Austria.
Question #24
A Salieri
B St. Stephen
C Weidinger
D Esterházys
Question #25
A one violin, one viola, two cellos
B two violins, two cellos
C two violins, one viola, one cello
D violin, viola, cello, double bass
Question #26
A three
B two
C five
D six
Question #27
A prelude.
B toccata.
C fugue.
D da capo.
Question #28
A harpsichord.
B violin.
C double bass.
D cello.
Question #29
A program music or “sound story”
B absolute music.
C intentional music.
D song.
Question #30
A contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
B cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
C All answers are correct.
D emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #31
A grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
B was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
C was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
D was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.