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 fours.
B.   the beats are grouped in fives.
C.   the beats are grouped in twos.
D.   the beats are grouped in threes.
Question #4
Simple meter means that
A.   the beats are divided into twos.
B.   the beats are grouped in fours.
C.   the beats are grouped in threes.
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.   indicates a sequence of sounds and silences.
D.   is the division of beats.
Question #6
The downbeat always occurs on beat
A.   3
B.   4
C.   1
D.   2
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 dot.
B.   an anacrusis.
C.   a sixteenth.
D.   a beat.
Question #9
What does the lower number of a simple-meter signature indicate?
A.   the tempo
B.   the beat unit
C.   whether the meter is duple, triple, or quadruple
D.   the number of beats in a measure
Question #10
What does the upper number of a simple-meter signature indicate?
A.   the beat unit
B.   the subdivision of the beats
C.   whether the meter is duple, triple, or quadruple
D.   the tempo
Question #11
Which indicates a fast tempo?
A.   adagio
B.   presto
C.   grave
D.   largo
Question #12
Which indicates a moderate tempo?
A.   vivace
B.   larghetto
C.   presto
D.   andantino
Question #13
Which indicates a slow tempo?
A.   presto
B.   allegro
C.   vivace
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.   piano
C.   larghetto
D.   accelerando
Question #16
Which of the following is true about rests?
A.   A rest lasts half as long as a note value with the same name.
B.   A whole rest lasts for three quarter notes or a whole measure.
C.   They indicate silence in a measure.
D.   They are only found in quadruple meter.

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