Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2021 » Chapter 2 Reading Quiz

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Question #1
The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is:
A.   cadence
B.   contour
C.   interval
Question #2
The distance between two pitches is called:
A.   a countermelody
B.   an interval
C.   a rhyme scheme
Question #3
The contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World is best described as:
A.   wavelike
B.   descending
C.   ascending
Question #4
The type of melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner can be described as:
A.   conjunct
B.   disjunct
C.   static
Question #5
A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a:
A.   paragraph and essay
B.   sentence and period
C.   sentence and paragraph
Question #6
The high point of a melodic line is considered its:
A.   climax
B.   cadence
C.   rhyme scheme
Question #7
Scientifically, pitch is determined by its:
A.   frequency
B.   amplitude
C.   duration
Question #8
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called:
A.   consonant
B.   tonal
C.   conjunct
Question #9
A place in a melody where a musician will most likely pause for a breath is at the:
A.   cadence
B.   climax
C.   interval
Question #10
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is considered its:
A.   range
B.   climax
C.   cadence
Question #11
A melody is a concept that occurs only in Western music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
If melody is like the horizontal line in music, then ______________ adds the vertical perspective. 
A.   harmony
B.   countermelody
C.   rhythm
D.   No answer text provided.
Question #13
The distance and relationship between two tones is referred to as:
A.   a chord.
B.   an octave.
C.   an interval.
D.   a scale.
Question #14
A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called:
A.   a scale.
B.   a chord.
C.   an octave.
D.   an interval.
Question #15
A triad is:
A.   a three-note chord.
B.   the most common chord type found in Western music.
C.   the most common chord type found in Western music, a three-note chord and built on alternate scale steps.
D.   built on alternate scale steps.
Question #16
The first note of the scale is called the:
A.   triad
B.   tonic
C.   dominant
D.   octave
Question #17
  
A.   It creates tension
B.   It sustains a sense of stability.
C.   It creates a need for resolution.
D.   It is a discordant sound.
Question #18
Should a composer write a film score to a horror movie, we might reasonably expect that the harmony would include a great deal of:
A.   consonance
B.   dissonance
C.   conjunct motion.
D.   syncopation
Question #19
A combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called a:
A.   dissonance.
B.   cadence.
C.   tonality.
D.   consonance.
Question #20
The principle of organization around a central tone is called tonality.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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