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