MUSI 200 Week 4 Quiz

MUSI 200 Week 4 Quiz | American Public University System

Attempt 1

Music of which period is the most common "Western music" known today?

Question options:

the Medieval period

the Baroque period

the Renaissance period

the Classical period

Question 2                         

During the Classical era, what kind of political events took place?

Question options:

No government existed.

Democracy flourished and presidents were elected by popular vote.

European countries were regularly at war with each other and enlightened despots emerged.

Kings and monarchs comfortably ruled by divine right.

Question 3                         

During the "Enlightenment" period, which of the following was true?

Question options:

People did not understand geography and still thought the world was flat.

Agricultural industries experienced no changes.

People began to explore ideas like never before, developing and inventing new things.

People lived in utter lawlessness and complete fear.

Question 4                         

Which of the following describes the movements in a typical four-movement symphony?

Question options:

sonata, theme and variation, minuet and trio, concerto

sonata, theme and variation, minuet and trio, and rondo or sonata

concerto grosso, theme and variation, sonata, and rondo

rondo, minuet and trio, sonata, concerto

Question 5

What is the "surprise" in Haydn's Surprise Symphony No. 94 in G?

Question options:

a sudden tempo change

a new and contrasting melody

a humorous muted trumpet part

a suddenly loud note followed by quiet music

Question 6

What lured artists and creative thinkers to Vienna during the Classical period?

Question options:

a positive, creative atmosphere

a war in Vienna

economic hardship in Vienna

increased church authority

Question 7                         

Name two significant composers from the Classical period.

Question options:

Brahms and Beethoven

Ventadorn and Mozart

Ventadorn and Schumann

Mozart and Haydn

Question 8         

What type of music is performed in more than one movement and involves instrumental performers?

Question options:

bel canto

symphony

lieder

opera

Question 9                         

Franz Joseph Haydn spent 30 years of his music career in which of the following pursuits?

Question options:

working for Prince Esterhazy in Austria

singing in the Vienna Boy's choir as a soprano

touring Europe as a virtuoso performer

working as a "freelance" musician

Question 10                       

Which instrument became more popular during the Classical period?

Question options:

pianoforte

harpsichord

saxophone

harp