MUSI 200 Week 4 Quiz | Assignment Help | american-public-university-system

MUSI 200 Week 4  Quiz | Assignment Help | american-public-university-system

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Attempt 1

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

Question options:

 

o   the Medieval period

o   the Baroque period

o   the Renaissance period

o   the Classical period

 

 

Question 2                

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

Question options:

 

o   No government existed.

o   Democracy flourished and presidents were elected by popular vote.

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

o   Kings and monarchs comfortably ruled by divine right.

 

 

Question 3                

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

Question options:

 

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

o   Agricultural industries experienced no changes.

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

o   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:

 

o   sonata, theme and variation, minuet and trio, concerto

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

o   concerto grosso, theme and variation, sonata, and rondo

o   rondo, minuet and trio, sonata, concerto

 

 

 

Question 5                

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

Question options:

 

o   a sudden tempo change

o   a new and contrasting melody

o   a humorous muted trumpet part

o   a suddenly loud note followed by quiet music

 

Question 6                

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

Question options:

 

o   a positive, creative atmosphere

o   a war in Vienna

o   economic hardship in Vienna

o   increased church authority

 

 

 

Question 7                

Name two significant composers from the Classical period.

Question options:

 

o   Brahms and Beethoven

o   Ventadorn and Mozart

o   Ventadorn and Schumann

o   Mozart and Haydn

 

Question 8                

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

Question options:

 

o   bel canto

o   symphony

o   lieder

o   opera

 

Question 9                

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

Question options:

 

o   working for Prince Esterhazy in Austria

o   singing in the Vienna Boy's choir as a soprano

o   touring Europe as a virtuoso performer

o   working as a "freelance" musician

 

 

 

Question 10              

Which instrument became more popular during the Classical period?

Question options:

 

o   pianoforte

o   harpsichord

o   saxophone

o   harp

           

 

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