Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 36

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Question #1
By the nineteenth century, Masses, oratorios, and Requiems were typically performed as concert works.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Which is NOT a major sacred choral genre of the Classical era?
A.   Mass
B.   oratorio
C.   chanson
Question #3
How many vocal soloists does the score of Mozart’s Requiem call for?
A.   four
B.   twelve
C.   two
D.   none
Question #4
In which language is Mozart’s Dies irae from Requiem written?
A.   German
B.   Latin
C.   Italian
D.   French
Question #5
It has recently been proven that Mozart was poisoned while writing his Requiem Mass.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called
A.   the Ordinary.
B.   the Mass Proper.
C.   a Requiem.
D.   an oratorio.
Question #7
Mozart did not write for solo singers in his Requiem.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Mozart’s Requiem
A.   was Mozart’s last large-scale composition.
B.   is a secular work.
C.   was written for the Lutheran church service.
D.   is an example of a Classical-era oratorio.
Question #9
Mozart’s Requiem was performed at the funeral of which U.S. president?
A.   Franklin D. Roosevelt
B.   Abraham Lincoln
C.   Ronald Reagan
D.   John F. Kennedy
Question #10
Mozart’s Requiem was the composer’s last work and was left incomplete.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
Mozart’s use of low wind and brass instruments in his Requiem was standard practice in his day.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
Oratorios are based on biblical stories.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
Since the Classical era, Mozart’s Requiem has rarely been performed.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
The Dies irae from Mozart’s Requiem opens with
A.   a cappella chorus.
B.   soprano solo and orchestra.
C.   full chorus and orchestra.
D.   bass solo and orchestra.
Question #15
The Dies irae section of Mozart’s Requiem is a rhymed Latin poem.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
The Dies irae text in the Requiem Mass refers to
A.   the birth of Jesus.
B.   the Assumption of Mary.
C.   the Last Supper.
D.   Judgment Day.
Question #17
The Dies irae text is designed to
A.   reflect on the holy Trinity.
B.   emphasize the terrible power of divine intervention.
C.   prepare Christians for the coming of Christ.
D.   encourage spiritual solitude.
Question #18
The text of Mozart’s Requiem was written by Lorenzo da Ponte.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
What are the origins of the Dies irae text?
A.   a rhymed Latin poem by a thirteenth-century friar
B.   the new testament
C.   the old testament
D.   Mozart wrote the text.
Question #20
What is the translation of Dies irae?
A.   "Day of Wrath"
B.   "Day of Death"
C.   "Everything Dies"
D.   "Irate Death"

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