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AP MUSIC THEORY CH 2 EXAM

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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?

a)

eighth notes and thirty-fourth notes

b)

eighth notes and sixteenth notes

c)

sixteenth notes and sixty-fourth notes

d)

eighth notes and thirty-second notes

2.

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?

a)

simple duple

b)

compound duple

c)

simple triple

d)

compound triple

3.

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

a)

eighth note

b)

quarter note

c)

half note

d)

whole note

4.

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

a)

eighth note

b)

quarter note

c)

sixteenth note

d)

half note

5.

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?

a)

simple duple

b)

simple triple

c)

simple quadruple

d)

compound duple

6.

Which of the following rests would complete this incomplete measure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Which of the following is notated correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

This excerpt illustrates the rhythmic principle of syncopation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

What effect does a dot have on a note?

a)

adds half the value plus a quarter the value of the note

b)

doubles the value of a note

c)

subtracts half the value from a note

d)

adds to a note half of its own value

12.

What does the meter symbol indicate at the beginning of this excerpt from Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words in E Major, op. 19, no. 1?

a)

It represents a compound quadruple meter

b)

It represents a simple duple meter

c)

It represents a simple triple meter

d)

It represents a simple quadruple meter

13.

Which tempo marking does not indicate a medium tempo?

a)

allegretto

b)

allegro

c)

moderato

d)

andante

14.

In notating vocal music, follow the same beaming rules as for instrumental music.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

What note value(s) would complete this measure?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.
What does the term simple mean?
a)
That something is not complicated
b)
That each of the beats can be broken down into 2 notes
c)
That each of the beats can be broken into 3 notes
d)
That each of the beats cannot be broken down
17.
What is the difference between a simple and compound meter?
a)
Simple meter is divided into 2 notes while compound is divided into 3 notes
b)
Simple meter is easier to play than compound meter
c)
Simple meter is divided into 3 notes while compound is divided into 2 notes
d)
Simple meter is more musical than compound meter
18.
What type of meter is this classified as?
a)
Half Meter
b)
Simple Triple
c)
Simple Duple
d)
Compound Duple
19.
Examples of simple meter?
a)
6/8,2/4,9/16
b)
 2/2,2/4,2/8
c)
12/8,9/4,2/2
d)
2/8,6/8,2/8
20.
What type of meter is this?
a)
simple quadrople 
b)
compound duple
c)
simple duple
d)
simple triple
21.
Complex meter can be defined as?
a)
A meter that does not fit into the usual duple, triple, or quadruple categories.
b)
A meter that does not fit only quadruple categories
c)
A meter that fits both duple and triple categories 
d)
None of the above
22.
Define syncopation?
a)
The accenting of a normally unaccented beat or portion of the beat.
b)
The accenting of all beats
c)
Permanent accenting on usual beats.
d)
Stressing no beats at all.
23.
What does the term simple mean?
a)
That something is not complicated
b)
That each of the beats can be broken down into 2 notes
c)
That each of the beats can be broken into 3 notes
d)
That each of the beats cannot be broken down
24.
What is the difference between a simple and compound meter?
a)
Simple meter is divided into 2 notes while compound is divided into 3 notes
b)
Simple meter is easier to play than compound meter
c)
Simple meter is divided into 3 notes while compound is divided into 2 notes
d)
Simple meter is more musical than compound meter
25.

What is the name of the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that tells us what kind of note is worth one beat, and how many beats are in a measure?

a)

Time Signature

b)

Key Signature

c)

Rhythm

d)

Pitch

26.

What does the top number of a time signature tell us?

a)

How many beats are in the song

b)

What type of note gets the beats

c)

How many beats are in a measure

d)

How loud the song is

27.

What does the bottom number of a time signature tell us?

a)

How many beats in a song

b)

What type of note gets the beat

c)

How many beats in a measure

d)

How loud the song is

28.

Please pick the time signature that shows 4 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

2/4

b)

2/2

c)

4/4

d)

3/4

29.

Please pick the time signature that shows 2 beats per measure with the quarter note getting the beat.

a)

2/2

b)

4/4

c)

3/4

d)

2/4

30.

Please pick the time signature that shows 6 beats per measure with the eighth note getting the beat.

a)

4/4

b)

6/8

c)

3/4

d)

2/4

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