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Question #1
After Pinkerton returns, Butterfly
A.
takes her own life.
B.
learns that Pinkerton will take their son back to America.
C.
learns that Pinkerton has a new American wife.
D.
All possible answers.
Question #2
After Puccini’s death in 1924, opera gradually became displaced in the popular imagination by other musical-theatrical traditions.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #3
Both Puccini and Mahler had a strong fascination with which culture?
A.
African
B.
South American
C.
Western
D.
Eastern
Question #4
Butterfly sings the famous aria, "Un bel dì" ("One beautiful day")
A.
as she dreams of Pinkerton’s return.
B.
at the beginning of the opera before she meets Pinkerton for the first time.
C.
on her wedding day.
D.
just before committing hara-kiri.
Question #5
How does Puccini’s score for Madame Butterfly evoke exoticism?
A.
the use of pentatonic and whole-tone passages
B.
All possible answers.
C.
instrument combinations evoking the timbres of a gagaku orchestra
D.
the use of traditional Japanese melodies
Question #6
In Madame Butterfly, you can hear the orchestra evoking the timbres of which Japanese ensemble?
A.
gagaku
B.
japonisme
C.
karaoke
D.
kabuki
Question #7
Late Romantic ideals carried into the twentieth century through Italian operatic tradition.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #8
Madame Butterfly is sung in what language?
A.
French
B.
English
C.
Japanese
D.
Italian
Question #9
Many Romantic composers looked to faraway lands or cultures for their opera plots.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
At the turn of the twentieth century, a movement called _____ reflected an expansion and intensification of late-Romantic trends.
A.
neo-Romanticism
B.
hyper-Romanticism
C.
post-Romanticism
D.
classical-Romanticism
Question #11
What specific musical technique did Puccini borrow from Wagner in his Madame Butterfly?
A.
leitmotifs
B.
mythological story line
C.
music drama
D.
ritornello form
Question #12
Puccini found his inspiration for Madame Butterfly
A.
after attending a performance of David Belasco’s play.
B.
from Verdi.
C.
from Verdi’s Rigoletto.
D.
after visiting Tokyo and viewing a traditional play there
Question #13
Puccini’s brief reference to The Star-Spangled Banner during the opening of Act I of Madame Butterfly is an example of his nationalism.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #14
Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly focuses on the heroine, a former geisha.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #15
The opera Madame Butterfly is set in
A.
Japan.
B.
Spain.
C.
the United States.
D.
China.
Question #16
The verismo movement focused on the imaginative and fantastic.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #17
The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as
A.
bel canto.
B.
verismo.
C.
exoticism.
D.
post-Romanticism.
Question #18
What were the themes of verismo operas?
A.
historical themes
B.
mythological themes
C.
the supernatural
D.
subjects from everyday life
Question #19
Which American patriotic song is referenced by Puccini in Madame Butterfly?
A.
The Star-Spangled Banner
B.
Stars and Stripes Forever
C.
America the Beautiful
D.
God Bless America
Question #20
Which composer helped carry late-Romantic ideas into the twentieth century?
A.
All possible answers.
B.
Giacomo Puccini
C.
Richard Strauss
D.
Gustav Mahler
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