Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 24

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Question #1
The Royal Academy of Music was founded for the purpose of producing Italian opera.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
Handel and J. S. Bach met often and collaborated on musical works.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Handel composed in all genres except opera.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Handel found great success living and working in
A.   London, England.
B.   Rupertsberg, Germany.
C.   Paris, France.
D.   Leipzig, Germany.
Question #5
Handel spent his entire career in Germany.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Handel’s Messiah was premiered in
A.   Venice, Italy.
B.   Paris, France.
C.   Halle, Germany.
D.   Dublin, Ireland.
Question #7
Handel’s oratorios
A.   quickly became popular.
B.   were designed to turn a profit.
C.   appealed to the English public.
D.   All possible answers.
Question #8
Handel’s oratorios combined elements of all of the following EXCEPT
A.   Italian opera.
B.   German opera.
C.   English grand choral style.
D.   Catholic oratorio.
Question #9
How is the oratorio similar to opera?
A.   They are both performed with scenery and costumes.
B.   They both feature arias, recitatives, and choruses.
C.   Their librettos are drawn from secular themes.
D.   Their librettos are drawn from sacred themes.
Question #10
In what language is Handel’s Messiah sung?
A.   Italian
B.   German
C.   English
D.   French
Question #11
Handel created the English oratorio for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?
A.   opera had become too costly to produce
B.   King George I commissioned him to write oratorios
C.   as an entrepreneurial venture
D.   Italian-style opera fell out of favor with the English public
Question #12
Early oratorios
A.   were performed in public meeting places.
B.   spread the messages of the Catholic faith.
C.   were meant to be a moral alternative to opera.
D.   All possible answers.
Question #13
The Baroque oratorio evolved out of events that took place during the Counter-Reformation.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
The libretto for Handel’s Messiah features biblical verses from both the Old and New Testaments.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
The oratorio was generally based on
A.   an ancient epic poem.
B.   Greek mythology.
C.   a biblical story.
D.   Roman mythology.
Question #16
The word "oratorio" is derived from which?
A.   a German word meaning "loud singing"
B.   an English word meaning "trumpet"
C.   a Latin word meaning "orator"
D.   an Italian word meaning "place of prayer"
Question #17
What is the genre of "Rejoice greatly"?
A.   recitative
B.   da capo aria
C.   sinfonia
D.   chorus
Question #18
Where was Handel born?
A.   Halle, Germany
B.   Venice, Italy
C.   London, England
D.   Rome, Italy
Question #19
Where was Handel buried?
A.   Westminster Abbey, London
B.   St. Peter’s, Rome
C.   St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
D.   Parish Church of Eibingen
Question #20
Which describes the texture of the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel’s Messiah?
A.   polyphonic texture throughout
B.   alternating between homorhythmic and polyphonic textures
C.   monophonic texture throughout
D.   homorhythmic texture throughout

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