Music Theory Quiz

Which sound is persistent in the background singing “ooh” until coda?

• vocal arrangement

• shout section

• quartet

• a cappella group

• Gospel choir

The violin begins its solo cadenza by mimicking what motif?

• “hee-haw”

• “swish-swoosh”

• “clip-clop”

• “ding-dong”

• “choo-choo”

This is the start of the _____, which is known as the concluding section of the piece.

• chorus

• coda

• verse

• fermata

• crescendo

Messages printed in both English and what language were printed on the bottoms of custom-made shoes in Land Mark (Foot Prints)?

• French

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Italian

• Romanian

Battle for the Woodlands is a(n) __________ installation that addresses land use and environmental harm in the Eastern Woodlands of North America in the nineteenth century.

• multimedia

• sculpture

• painting

• photographic

In reference to music, what is a phrase?

• a random collection of notes

• a cohesive musical thought

• a repeating rhythm

• a type of musical scale

• a specific instrument technique

What effect does adding a color to its complement have?

• It increases the brightness of the color.

• It makes the color more saturated.

• It turns the color to white.

• It lowers the intensity, making it more dull or neutral in tone.

• It creates a new primary color.

Michael Abels’ Global Warming is an example of __________.

• environmental activism

• a musical composition

• a scientific theory

• a political movement

What year did Ferde Grofé’s Mississippi Suite: A Journey in Tones, premier in New York?

• 1900

• 1893

• 1975

• 1990

• 1926

__________ has played a foundational role in establishing a tradition of art that records and communicates the environmental damages of pollution and extraction.

• Abstract expressionism

• Surrealist painting

• Documentary photography

• Conceptual art

• Minimalist sculpture