AP MUSIC THEORY CH 2 EXAM

Which note values are used in the right hand in measure 4 of this excerpt from Bach’s Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777?

• eighth notes and thirty-fourth notes

• eighth notes and sixteenth notes

• sixteenth notes and sixty-fourth notes

• eighth notes and thirty-second notes

What type of meter is the one shown in the following example, an excerpt from Bach’s Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777?

• simple duple

• compound duple

• simple triple

• compound triple

If a piece of music is in 2/2 time, what is the beat unit (steady beat)?

• eighth note

• quarter note

• half note

• whole note

If a piece of music is in 4/8 time, what is the beat unit?

• eighth note

• quarter note

• sixteenth note

• half note

What type of meter is the one shown in the following example, an excerpt from Haydn’s String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 76, no. 4/ii?

• simple duple

• simple triple

• simple quadruple

• compound duple

Which of the following rests would complete this incomplete measure?

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When beats group into units of three, the meter is called compound.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is notated correctly?

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This excerpt illustrates the rhythmic principle of syncopation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The notes in the last two measures of this excerpt (from Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E Minor) are connected by a slur.

• TRUE

• FALSE