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.   two
B.   none
C.   four
D.   twelve
Question #4
In which language is Mozart’s Dies irae from Requiem written?
A.   Latin
B.   Italian
C.   German
D.   French
Question #5
It has recently been proven that Mozart was poisoned while writing his Requiem Mass.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #6
A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called
A.   the Mass Proper.
B.   a Requiem.
C.   an oratorio.
D.   the Ordinary.
Question #7
Mozart did not write for solo singers in his Requiem.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Mozart’s Requiem
A.   is a secular work.
B.   was written for the Lutheran church service.
C.   was Mozart’s last large-scale composition.
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.   Ronald Reagan
B.   Abraham Lincoln
C.   Franklin D. Roosevelt
D.   John F. Kennedy
Question #10
Mozart’s Requiem was the composer’s last work and was left incomplete.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   bass solo and orchestra.
C.   soprano solo and orchestra.
D.   full chorus and orchestra.
Question #15
The Dies irae section of Mozart’s Requiem is a rhymed Latin poem.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #16
The Dies irae text in the Requiem Mass refers to
A.   the Assumption of Mary.
B.   the birth of Jesus.
C.   the Last Supper.
D.   Judgment Day.
Question #17
The Dies irae text is designed to
A.   prepare Christians for the coming of Christ.
B.   encourage spiritual solitude.
C.   emphasize the terrible power of divine intervention.
D.   reflect on the holy Trinity.
Question #18
The text of Mozart’s Requiem was written by Lorenzo da Ponte.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
What are the origins of the Dies irae text?
A.   the new testament
B.   a rhymed Latin poem by a thirteenth-century friar
C.   the old testament
D.   Mozart wrote the text.
Question #20
What is the translation of Dies irae?
A.   "Everything Dies"
B.   "Irate Death"
C.   "Day of Wrath"
D.   "Day of Death"

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