Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called
A.   consonant
B.   tonal
C.   conjunct
Question #2
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called consonant.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
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 #4
A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is
A.   interval
B.   cadence
C.   contour
Question #6
The distance between two pitches is called
A.   a countermelody
B.   a rhyme scheme
C.   an interval
Question #7
Melody…
A.   is a musical line, or the tune
B.   occurs only in Western music
C.   is a vertical aspect in music
Question #8
Musical sound is characterized by perceivable and measureable pitch.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Pitch is determined by
A.   how loud a note is played
B.   the length or size of a vibrating object
C.   the duration a pitch is held
Question #10
Most children’s songs have a _________ range.
A.   ascending
B.   narrow
C.   wide
Question #11
Scientifically, pitch is determined by its _________________
A.   duration
B.   frequency
C.   amplitude
Question #12
A phrase and cadence in music can be likened to a
A.   sentence and paragraph
B.   sentence and period
C.   paragraph and essay
Question #13
The climax of The Star-Spangled Banner falls on what text?
A.   O, say can you see…
B.   O, say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave…
C.   …at twilight's last gleaming
D.   O'er the land of the free…
Question #14
The contour of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is
A.   descending
B.   ascending
C.   wavelike
Question #15
The contour of the opening phrase of Joy to the World is
A.   wavelike
B.   ascending
C.   descending
Question #16
The distance between the highest and lowest pitches in a melodic line is its
A.   climax
B.   cadence
C.   range
Question #17
The high point of a melodic line is considered its
A.   cadence
B.   rhyme scheme
C.   climax
Question #18
The type of melodic movement in The Star-Spangled Banner is
A.   static
B.   conjunct
C.   disjunct
Question #19
Wavelike describes melodic
A.   movement
B.   range
C.   contour
Question #20
Which of the following terms is used to describe melody?
A.   timbre
B.   staff
C.   contour

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