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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 Mass Proper.
D the Ordinary.
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 lyrical lines; aria
B quick notes, delivered freely; recitative
C patter-like syllabic singing; aria
D elegant duet; aria
Question #6
A drew from stories of antiquity featuring kings and heroes.
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 focused on delighting audiences and avoided cultural or political messages.
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’s music is considered “transitional” between the Classical era and the Romantic era.
B Beethoven worked carefully to balance tradition with innovation in his music.
C Beethoven wrote in the Classical-era forms.
D All answers are correct.
Question #9
A Wellington
B Mozart
C Haydn
D Napoleon
Question #10
A universal brotherhood.
B power and greed.
C beauties of nature.
D romantic love.
Question #11
A All answers are correct.
B short-short-short-long.
C rhythmic.
D “fate knocking at the door”.
Question #12
A unified by a recurring motive.
B short-short-short-long motive appears in each movement.
C All answers are correct.
D example of cyclical form.
Question #13
A vivace
B adagio
C presto
D allegro
Question #14
A scherzo, dancelike
B whimsical, delightful
C romantic, passionate
D dreamy, ethereal
Question #15
A near the end
B during the slow introduction
C during the development section
D at the beginning
Question #16
A final cadence in the home key
B frequent modulations, wanders through several keys
C two opposing themes are “exposed”
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 main tune in the second movement is cut short by pauses.
B The emperor played viola in the first performance.
C The theme in the fourth movement is based on a folksong.
D A sudden loud chord during the slow movement startled the dozing audience.
Question #19
A violin, viola, cello, double bass
B two violins, one viola, one cello (string quartet)
C flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
D saxophones
Question #20
A Sonata-allegro
B Theme and variations
C Minuet-and-trio
D Rondo
Question #21
A was a new genre of the Classical era.
B is a multimovement work.
C All answers are correct.
D is a work written for an orchestra.
Question #22
A absolute music.
B program music.
C incidental music.
D thematic music.
Question #23
A London, England.
B Halle, Germany.
C Salzburg, Austria.
D Venice, Italy.
Question #24
A Weidinger
B Esterházys
C St. Stephen
D Salieri
Question #25
A one violin, one viola, two cellos
B two violins, two cellos
C violin, viola, cello, double bass
D two violins, one viola, one cello
Question #27
A prelude.
B toccata.
C fugue.
D da capo.
Question #28
A violin.
B harpsichord.
C cello.
D double bass.
Question #29
A program music or “sound story”
B intentional music.
C song.
D absolute music.
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 was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
B grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
C was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
D was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
