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Chapter 4 Test - Triads

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many notes make up a triad?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

What type of triad is this?

a)

Major

b)

minor

c)

Augmented

d)

diminished

3.

What note is missing to make this an E Major triad?

a)

F#

b)

F

c)

G#

d)

G

4.

What type of triad is this?

a)

D Major

b)

D minor

c)

D Augmented

d)

D diminished

5.

Which of the following is a diminished triad?

a)

G B♭D #

b)

G B # D #

c)

G B♭ D♭

d)

G B D #

6.

What type of triad is this?

a)

Major

b)

minor

c)

Augmented

d)

diminished

7.

In the key of C Major, what Roman numeral belongs to this triad?

a)

ii

b)

iii

c)

IV

d)

V

8.

What type of chord does this Roman numeral belong to?

a)

Major

b)

minor

c)

diminished

d)

Augmented

9.

In the key of C Major, what chord belongs to this Roman numeral?

a)

G Major

b)

A minor

c)

B diminished

d)

F Major

10.

Which of the following is a minor triad?

a)

C E G

b)

A C F

c)

C E G#

d)

A C E

11.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

E Minor

b)

E Diminished

c)

C Major

d)

C Minor

12.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

G Major

b)

G Minor

c)

G Augmented

d)

B Diminished

13.

In the key of F, what note is the 5th?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

A

d)

F

14.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

Db Major

b)

Db Minor

c)

Db Diminished

d)

Fb Minor

15.

In a triad, each note is how many scale degrees apart?

a)

5th

b)

4th

c)

3rd

d)

2nd

16.

Name the quality of this triad.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

17.

The key is G major, which of the following is the I chord.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

The key is Eb major, which of the following is the IV chord?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The key is Bb major, which of the following is the I chord?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

The subdominant triad refers to which degree of the scale?

a)

1st

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

6th

21.

The three notes in a triad are called __________.

a)

root, 3rd, 5th

b)

lowest, middle, highest

c)

tonic, 3rd, top

d)

bottom, middle, top

22.

In any Major key, how many diatonic triads are Major?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

In a major key, how many diatonic triads are minor?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

In a major key, which diatonic triad is neither major nor minor?

a)

I

b)

iii

c)

IV

d)

vii

25.

The note in the triad that determines if it is major or minor is the __________ .

a)

root

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

7th

26.

The distance between the lowest and highest notes in any triad is a __________.

a)

4th

b)

6th

c)

2nd

d)

5th

27.

An augmented triad is made up of which two intervals?

a)

M3+m3

b)

M3+M3

c)

m3+m3

d)

m3+M3

28.

Which two intervals make up a Major triad? (from bottom to top)

a)

M3+M3

b)

M3+m3

c)

m3+m3

d)

m3+M3

29.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

Ab Major

b)

Ab Minor

c)

Ab Dim

d)

Cb Major

30.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

A Augmented

b)

C Major

c)

A Major

d)

A Minor

31.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

Bb Major

b)

Bb Minor

c)

Bb Diminished

d)

Bb Augmented

32.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

C# Major

b)

C# Minor

c)

E# Augmented

d)

E# Diminished

33.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

D Major

b)

D Minor

c)

F Augmented

d)

F Major

34.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

Eb Major

b)

Eb Minor

c)

Eb Augmented

d)

Gb Major

35.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

F Major

b)

F Minor

c)

A Minor

d)

A Major

36.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

G Major

b)

G Minor

c)

G Augmented

d)

B Diminished

37.

What is the name of this chord?

a)

G Minor

b)

G# Minor

c)

G# Major

d)

G# Diminished

38.

Name this triad.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

39.

Name this triad.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

40.

Name this triad.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

41.

Name this triad.

a)

Major

b)

Minor

c)

Diminished

d)

Augmented

42.

Triad inversion is when a note other than the _____ is acting as the _____ note.

a)

root, bass

b)

1st, last

c)

root, 3rd

d)

last, 1st

43.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

44.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

45.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

46.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

47.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

48.

Is the chord Major or Minor?

a)

Major

b)

Minor

49.

Which degrees of the scale makes up the tonic triad?

a)

1st , 2nd and 3rd degrees

b)

2nd, 3rd and 4th degrees

c)

1st, 3rd and 5th degrees

d)

4th, 5th and 6th degrees

50.

Which note is the tonic in the key of G major?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

B

d)

C

51.

A triad is best defined as __________ .

a)

A three-note chord built on thirds

b)

A four note chord built on fourths

c)

Any combination of three notes

d)

Two notes a third apart

52.

A Major Triad consists of __________ .

a)

a major 3rd and a perfect 5th

b)

a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th

c)

a minor 3rd and a diminished 5th

d)

a major 3rd and an augmented 5th

53.

A Minor Triad consists of __________ .

a)

a major 3rd and a perfect 5th

b)

a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th

c)

a minor 3rd and a diminished 5th

d)

a major 3rd and an augmented 5th

54.

A Diminished Triad consists of __________ .

a)

a major 3rd and a perfect 5th

b)

a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th

c)

a minor 3rd and a diminished 5th

d)

a major 3rd and an augmented 5th

55.

An Augmented Triad consists of __________ .

a)

a major 3rd and a perfect 5th

b)

a minor 3rd and a perfect 5th

c)

a minor 3rd and a diminished 5th

d)

a major 3rd and an augmented 5th

56.

When a triad is in root position the __________ is the lowest sounding note.

a)

root

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

7th

57.

When a triad is in 1st inversion the __________ is the lowest sounding note.

a)

root

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

7th

58.

When a triad is in 2nd inversion the __________ is the lowest sounding note.

a)

root

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

7th

59.

A 7th chord usually contains __________ notes.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

60.

Capital Roman numerals alone are used to indicate __________ triads.

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

diminished

d)

augmented

61.

Lowercase Roman numerals alone are used to indicate __________ triads.

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

diminished

d)

augmented

62.

Lowercase Roman numerals (with o) are used to indicate __________ triads.

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

diminished

d)

augmented

63.

Capital Roman numerals (with +) are used to indicate __________ triads.

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

diminished

d)

augmented

64.

Triad root position is __________ .

a)

Indicated with a Roman numeral without additional symbols

b)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6

c)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6/4

d)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 7

65.

Triad first inversion is __________ .

a)

Indicated with a Roman numeral without additional symbols

b)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6

c)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6/4

d)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 7

66.

Triad second inversion is __________ .

a)

Indicated with a Roman numeral without additional symbols

b)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6

c)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 6/4

d)

Indicated with a Roman numeral and a superscript 7

67.

Which popular music symbol represents a C Major chord?

a)

C

b)

Cmi

c)

Cdim

d)

C+

68.

Which popular music symbol represents a C minor chord?

a)

C

b)

Cmi

c)

Cdim

d)

C+

69.

Which popular music symbol represents a C diminished chord?

a)

C

b)

Cmi

c)

Cdim

d)

C+

70.

Which popular music symbol represents a C Augmented chord?

a)

C

b)

Cmi

c)

Cdim

d)

C+

71.

What is the popular music symbol for this chord?

a)

G

b)

B

c)

Gmi

d)

Bmi

72.

What is the popular music symbol for this chord?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

Ami

d)

Fmi

73.

What is the popular music symbol this chord?

a)

Cdim

b)

C+

c)

Adim

d)

A+