Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2023 » Chapter 15 Reading Quiz.
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 111 - Music Appreciation ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
The most important genre developed in the Baroque was:
A.
Lieder
B.
singing
C.
opera
D.
the mass
Question #2
The principal components of opera include arias, recitatives, overtures, and:
A.
cantatas
B.
choruses
C.
chant
Question #3
Opera is the precursor to which later art form?
A.
the Broadway musical
B.
Vaudeville
C.
All of these
D.
Operetta
Question #4
Which of the following was NOT an early master of Italian opera?
A.
Peri
B.
Handel
C.
Monteverdi
D.
Machiavelli
Question #5
The text of an opera is known as a:
A.
screenplay
B.
libretto
C.
recitative
Question #6
Which is NOT true of an overture?
A.
It's played between scenes.
B.
It may introduce themes from arias to follow.
C.
It is an instrumental introduction to an opera.
D.
The pit orchestra plays it
Question #7
An aria is a solo song that features:
A.
rapid speechlike declamation
B.
tuneful and highly emotive melodies
C.
an orchestra interlude
D.
homorhythmic choral singing
Question #8
The opera company that Dr. Wentz founded and runs is called:
A.
LAMC Opera
B.
Los Angeles Opera
C.
Mission Opera
D.
Santa Clarita Opera
Question #9
Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas?
A.
He was a church organist.
B.
He was a photography professor
C.
He was a music teacher in a girls' school.
D.
He was a court composer.
Question #10
The libretto for Dido and Aeneas is based on:
A.
the Iliad.
B.
the Odyssey.
C.
the Aeneid.
Question #11
Which musical style best describes the opening line "Thy hand, Belinda"?
A.
recitative
B.
aria
Question #12
What is the structural basis for Dido's aria?
A.
ritornello
B.
da capo
C.
ground bass
Question #13
In the aria, Dido sings "Remember me, but ah! forget my fate." What was her fate?
A.
to marry Aeneas
B.
to leave her country
C.
to die
Question #14
How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in this aria?
A.
with a descending, chromatic bass line
B.
with a disjunct solo line
C.
with a frenetic rhythmic pulse
Question #15
A ground bass is heard only at the beginning of Dido's aria.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #16
Dido and Aeneas was first presented by:
A.
no one, since stage plays were outlawed
B.
the Royal Opera of England??
C.
a group of girls at a boarding school
Question #17
The masque was an English entertainment that combined music and poetry.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #18
The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #19
Oratorio originally came from which denomination?
A.
Lutheran
B.
Jewish
C.
Catholic
D.
Jehovah's Witness
Question #20
Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah" chorus?
A.
Monophonic
B.
Polyphonic
C.
Homophonic
D.
All three textures
Question #21
An operatic song in the form A-B-A, which allows for the soloist to embellish the last section, is called a:
A.
da capo aria
B.
masque
C.
ritornello
D.
lament aria
Question #22
The Baroque oratorio evolved out of events that took place during which historical event?
A.
The Counter-Reformation
B.
The Punic Wars
C.
The Industrial Revolution
D.
The Reformation
Question #23
How many operas did Handel write?
A.
Nearly 100
B.
9
C.
1
D.
Nearly 50
Question #24
Who created the first English Oratorio?
A.
Purcell
B.
Handel
C.
Monteverdi
D.
Peri
Question #25
The star of the opera is classified as a:
A.
Chorus
B.
Supernumerary
C.
Comprimario
D.
Principal
Question #26
Which opera characters have a named part and also sing, but usually don’t get arias?
A.
Antagonists
B.
Comprimarios
C.
Protagonists
D.
Principals
Question #27
Handel's Messiah was commissioned by the Catholic Church.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #28
The Camerata who were known as the founding fathers of opera lived in this Italian city:
A.
Verona
B.
Milan
C.
Florence
D.
Venice
Question #29
Who was credited with writing the very first opera?
A.
Georg Frederic Handel
B.
Henry Purcell
C.
Giacomo Puccini
D.
Jacopo Peri
Question #30
What was the name of the first opera?
A.
Dido and Aeneus
B.
La Boheme
C.
Giulio Cesare
D.
Dafne
Question #31
Which type of opera became popular in the Baroque?
A.
Verismo
B.
Both opera seria and opera buffa
C.
Opera buffa
D.
Opera seria
Question #32
The male singers, who gave the ultimate sacrifice, to stay high sopranos were known as what?
A.
Altos
B.
Sopranatos
C.
Ball-less
D.
Castrati
Question #33
What's another name for ground bass?
A.
Walking line
B.
Ostinato
C.
Harmony
D.
Chord changes
Question #34
Which is NOT true of a Baroque oratorio?
A.
It was generally based on a biblical story and performed in a church.
B.
It utilized scenery, acting, and costumes, just as in opera.
C.
It's secular
D.
It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration.
Question #35
The libretto of Messiah was based on....
A.
The Torah
B.
The New Testament
C.
Both the Old and New Testaments
D.
The Old Testament
Question #36
Handel lived everywhere except:
A.
Germany
B.
France
C.
England
D.
Italy
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 111 - Music Appreciation ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here