Music 101 - Fundamentals of Music » Fall 2021 » CH 03 REVIEW QUIZ

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Question #1
A dot placed beside a note
A.   adds the rhythmic value of a quarter note to the original note.
B.   adds the rhythmic value of an eighth note to the original note.
C.   adds half the note’s original rhythmic value.
D.   doubles the note’s original rhythmic value.
Question #2
Duple meter means that
A.   the beats are grouped in threes.
B.   the beats are grouped in fours.
C.   the beats are grouped in twos.
D.   the beats are divided into twos.
Question #3
Quadruple meter means that
A.   the beats are grouped in threes.
B.   the beats are grouped in twos.
C.   the beats are grouped in fives.
D.   the beats are grouped in fours.
Question #4
Simple meter means that
A.   the beats are grouped in fours.
B.   the beats are grouped in threes.
C.   the beats are divided into twos.
D.   the beats are grouped in twos.
Question #5
Tempo
A.   is the loudness or softness of sound.
B.   is the speed of beats.
C.   is the division of beats.
D.   indicates a sequence of sounds and silences.
Question #6
The downbeat always occurs on beat
A.   2
B.   4
C.   3
D.   1
Question #7
Triple meter means that
A.   the beats are divided into twos.
B.   the beats are grouped in twos.
C.   the beats are grouped in threes.
D.   the beats are grouped in fours.
Question #8
We call an initial note (or notes) before a downbeat
A.   a sixteenth.
B.   a dot.
C.   a beat.
D.   an anacrusis.
Question #9
What does the lower number of a simple-meter signature indicate?
A.   the number of beats in a measure
B.   the beat unit
C.   the tempo
D.   whether the meter is duple, triple, or quadruple
Question #10
What does the upper number of a simple-meter signature indicate?
A.   whether the meter is duple, triple, or quadruple
B.   the beat unit
C.   the tempo
D.   the subdivision of the beats
Question #11
Which indicates a fast tempo?
A.   presto
B.   largo
C.   grave
D.   adagio
Question #12
Which indicates a moderate tempo?
A.   presto
B.   andantino
C.   vivace
D.   larghetto
Question #13
Which indicates a slow tempo?
A.   vivace
B.   allegro
C.   presto
D.   adagio
Question #14
Which marking means to get gradually louder?
A.   decrescendo
B.   crescendo
C.   accelerando
D.   fortissimo
Question #15
Which means to speed up the tempo?
A.   ritardando
B.   larghetto
C.   accelerando
D.   piano
Question #16
  
A.   They indicate silence in a measure.
B.   They are only found in quadruple meter.
C.   A whole rest lasts for three quarter notes or a whole measure.
D.   A rest lasts half as long as a note value with the same name.

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