Chapter 24 Review Multiple Choice

Handel's Messiah is a(n)

• opera

• cantata

• oratorio

• masque

Which of the following is Handel's MOST famous oratorio, frequently performed today

• Julius Ceaser

• Israel in Egypt

• Samson

• Messiah

Why is Messiah so popular in Britain and America today?

• It is sung in English

• The first part is appropriate for the Christmas season

• It combines vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra

• All the answers shown here

Which of the following characterize the oratorio?

• All the answers shown here

• recitatives

• arias

• choruses

The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from

• Greek mythology

• the Bible

• medieval history

• contemporary life

George Frideric Handel is considered the master of the

• oratorio

• symphony

• cantata

• chorale

___________ was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent most of his creative life in England

• Bach

• Handel

• Vivaldi

• Scarlatti

When Handel arrived in London, he established his fame by composing

• secular cantatas

• oratorios

• concertos

• operas

Later in life, Handel turned his efforts from the opera to the

• cantata

• symphony

• Mass

• oratorio

The subject of the second part of Messiah is the

• birth of Christ

• death of Christ

• redemption of the world

• all the answers shown here