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.   contour
B.   cadence
C.   interval
Question #2
The distance between two pitches is called:
A.   an interval
B.   a rhyme scheme
C.   a countermelody
Question #3
The contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World is best described as:
A.   descending
B.   ascending
C.   wavelike
Question #4
The type of melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner can be described as:
A.   disjunct
B.   static
C.   conjunct
Question #5
A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a:
A.   sentence and paragraph
B.   paragraph and essay
C.   sentence and period
Question #6
The high point of a melodic line is considered its:
A.   cadence
B.   climax
C.   rhyme scheme
Question #7
Scientifically, pitch is determined by its:
A.   amplitude
B.   frequency
C.   duration
Question #8
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called:
A.   tonal
B.   consonant
C.   conjunct
Question #9
A place in a melody where a musician will most likely pause for a breath is at the:
A.   climax
B.   cadence
C.   interval
Question #10
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is considered its:
A.   cadence
B.   range
C.   climax
Question #11
A melody is a concept that occurs only in Western music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
If melody is like the horizontal line in music, then ______________ adds the vertical perspective. 
A.   rhythm
B.   countermelody
C.   No answer text provided.
D.   harmony
Question #13
The distance and relationship between two tones is referred to as:
A.   an octave.
B.   an interval.
C.   a scale.
D.   a chord.
Question #14
A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called:
A.   an octave.
B.   an interval.
C.   a chord.
D.   a scale.
Question #15
A triad is:
A.   built on alternate scale steps.
B.   the most common chord type found in Western music, a three-note chord and built on alternate scale steps.
C.   the most common chord type found in Western music.
D.   a three-note chord.
Question #16
The first note of the scale is called the:
A.   octave
B.   dominant
C.   tonic
D.   triad
Question #17
Which of the following does NOT describe a dissonance?
A.   It is a discordant sound.
B.   It creates tension
C.   It sustains a sense of stability.
D.   It creates a need for resolution.
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.   conjunct motion.
B.   consonance
C.   syncopation
D.   dissonance
Question #19
A combination of tones that sounds discordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called a:
A.   tonality.
B.   cadence.
C.   dissonance.
D.   consonance.
Question #20
  
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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