Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2021 » Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

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Question #1
The sign that indicates that a pitch should be raised a half step is called a:
A.   natural
B.   flat
C.   sharp
Question #2
Harmonies built on the dominant (5th-scale degree) have a tendency to resolve toward:
A.   the tonic
B.   the subdominant
C.   the supertonic
Question #3
Music of the Baroque and Classical is mostly:
A.   chromatic
B.   modal
C.   diatonic
Question #4
An interval smaller than a half step is called a:
A.   semitone
B.   microtone
C.   minitone
Question #5
Shifting a melody so that it begins on a different pitch but retains the same pattern of intervals is called:
A.   modulation
B.   transposition
C.   transfiguration
Question #6
Moving from one key center to another in a composition is called:
A.   transformation
B.   transposition
C.   modulation
Question #7
Modulation within a composition can help define the _________ of a piece.
A.   texture
B.   meter
C.   form
Question #8
How many major scales are there in Western music?
A.   12
B.   7
C.   8
Question #9
A scale comprised entirely of half steps is called a _________ scale.
A.   chromatic
B.   microtonal
C.   diatonic
Question #10
The “home” key of a piece is determined:
A.   randomly
B.   by the performer
C.   by the composer
Question #11
The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called:
A.   texture.
B.   tempo.
C.   timbre.
D.   dynamics.
Question #12
Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest?
A.   piano (p)
B.   pianissimo (pp)
C.   mezzo piano (mp)
D.   mezzo forte (mf )
Question #13
In what language are dynamic markings generally given?
A.   French
B.   German
C.   Italian
D.   Dutch
Question #14
Which of the following symbols indicates growing louder?
A.   mf
B.   > 
C.   <
D.   mp
Question #15
The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called:
A.   crescendo.
B.   accelerando.
C.   adagio.
D.   piano.
Question #16
The markings for tempo and dynamics contribute most directly to:
A.   the tonality of a piece of music.
B.   the form of a piece of music.
C.   the thematic development of a piece of music.
D.   the expressive content of a piece of music.
Question #17
The degree of loudness and softness in music is called dynamics.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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