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Music 102 FInal Exam

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
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1.

In the mid nineteenth century, music publishers marketed their printed music collections by

a)

distributing free sample copies at Sunday church gatherings

b)

hiring singing quartets to demonstrate how the music sounded

c)

creating collections of music that appealing to rural audiences only

d)

creating easy guitar accompaniments

2.

The Jubilee Singers were

a)

a group of shape-note teachers who traveled on the East Coast

b)

a group of African American students from Fisk University

c)

a group that made the first recording of African American spirituals

d)

a group of all-female art music performers

3.

Which is NOT true regarding early public school music education?

a)

it was founded in 1838 by Lowell Mason

b)

it contributed to a decrease in the number of singing conventions in America

c)

it originated in the Boston public schools

d)

the curriculum focused solely on learning to read music

4.

Lowell Mason was a well-known

a)

composer and painter

b)

painter and writer

c)

writer and educator

d)

educator and composer

5.

Which is NOT true of mintrelsy?

a)

it was a form of white entertainment

b)

instruments used were tambourines, bones, and concertinas

c)

it was popular in the American circus and showboat performance

d)

it expressed love and concern for black slaves

6.

Which of the following topics is least associated with Stephen Foster songs?

a)

parlor songs

b)

sentimental songs

c)

love songs

d)

historical events

7.

Which of the following topics is least associated with Stephen Foster songs?

a)

parlor songs

b)

sentimental songs

c)

love songs

d)

historical events

8.

Which of the following American songs is sung to the tune of an Irish drinking song?

a)

Star Spangled Banner

b)

Yankee Doodle

c)

America the Beautiful

d)

Battle Hymn of the Republic

9.

The "Star Spangled Banner" was named the American national anthem by President

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

10.

Which famous composer helped to inspire America's poor sense of nationalism in the nineteenth century with the composition "New World Symphony"

a)

Antonio Dvorak

b)

Franz Schubert

c)

Frederic Chopin

d)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

11.

Which of the following musician spent eleven years abroad studying music in France?

a)

Amy Cheney Beach

b)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

c)

Theodore Thomas

d)

William Henry Fry

12.

Who of the following founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra?

a)

John Knowles Paine

b)

Louis Moreau Gottschalk

c)

Theodore Thomas

d)

William Henry Fry

13.

Virtuosity refers to a performer's

a)

instrument

b)

technical brilliance

c)

professional experience

d)

music education

14.

Which of the following is true regarding the chromaticism of Cole Porter's tunes?

a)

made the piano accompaniment impossible

b)

required the use of a full orchestra

c)

melodies are challenging to sing

d)

required the use of a large chorus

15.

Tin Pan Alley refers to which industry?

a)

concert mangement

b)

musical instruments

c)

popular music

d)

art music

16.

The form of a rag is similar to that of a

a)

fugue

b)

big band chart

c)

poem

d)

march

17.

Which is NOT true of Scott Joplin?

a)

He was known as the ragtime king

b)

he composed many rags

c)

he insisted that rags be improvised

d)

he studied with a German Teacher

18.

Which is NOT a way in which Chicago Jazz differed from New Orleans jazz?

a)

Chicago style featured neon relish and mustard

b)

Chicago style featured a back beat

c)

Chicago Style featured more complex improvisation

d)

Chicago Style added the saxophone

19.

White Christmas and God Bless American were written by

a)

Cooe Porter

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Ira Gerswhin

d)

Irving Berlin

20.

Irving Berlin wrote music for

a)

ASCAP

b)

Tin Pan Alley

c)

Big Bands

d)

Hollywood

21.

Which performer established the solo song as an important part of hillbilly music?

a)

Jimmie Rogers

b)

Roy Acuff

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Johnny Cash

22.

Which of the following was known as the singing brakeman?

a)

Gene Autry

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Tex Ritter

d)

Jimmie Rodgers

23.

Bluegrass was created by

a)

Flatt & Scruggs

b)

Bill Monroe

c)

Roy Acuff

d)

Alison Krauss

24.

Jimmie Rodgers often accompanied himself on the

a)

mandolin

b)

piano

c)

guitar

d)

dulcimer

25.

Rockabilly used the rhythms and instrumentation of

a)

rock and roll

b)

country music

c)

commercial pop

d)

the Nashville sound

26.

Which describes diegetic music?

a)

film music that both the audience and characters can hear

b)

film music that the audience only can hear

c)

film music that the actors only can hear

d)

film music that is non existent

27.

Which composer listed below is credited with the return to the full orchestral score in movies like Star Wars and Jaws?

a)

Aaron Copland

b)

John Williams

c)

Max Steiner

d)

Leonard Bernstein

28.

The classic Hollywood film score usually featured

a)

lavish sounds of orchestra instruments

b)

the tinkling sounds of old pianos

c)

numerous keyboard instruments

d)

synthesized music

29.

Which of the following factors does NOT help determine if a show is opera or a musical?

a)

Role of the orchestra (occasional music or continuous)

b)

Relationship between words and music

c)

Expectations of the audience

d)

Revenue brought in on opening night

30.

Broadway had recently revived many older musicals for which of the following reasons?

a)

aesthetic and pride

b)

lack of imagination

c)

financial and nostalgia

d)

no available story lines

31.

Which of the following resembles a minstrel show, but added a wider variety of entertainment such as circus stunts and comedy teams?

a)

vaudeville shows

b)

burlesque

c)

burlesque

d)

musical

32.

Oscar Hammerstein II was best known as a

a)

lyricist

b)

composer

c)

musical editor

d)

choreographer

33.

Which of the following duos is best known for vaudeville that featured Irish and German ethnic comedy sketches?

a)

Harrigan and Hart

b)

Gilbert and Sullivan

c)

Herbert and Romberg

d)

Rodgers and Hart

34.

Which of the following begun as a kind of variety show that ridicules something important, such as political situations?

a)

vaudeville

b)

burlesque

c)

revue

d)

follies

35.

Irene and Vernon Castle were pioneers in which of the following traditions?

a)

the satirization of politics

b)

the bickering married couple on stage

c)

the dancing couple on a stage

d)

solo singers joining for a duet

36.

A musical variety show with a common theme is called a

a)

revue

b)

operetta

c)

musical

d)

burlesque

37.

Give My Regards to Broadway and Yankee Doodle Boy were written by

a)

Leonard Bernstein

b)

Jerome Kern

c)

Will Marion Cook

d)

George Cohan

38.

Irene and Vernon Castle were famous _______ on the Broadway state.

a)

singers

b)

comedians

c)

dancers

d)

lyricists

39.

The classic Hollywood film score usually featured

a)

lavish sounds of orchestra instruments

b)

the tinkling sounds of old pianos

c)

numerous keyboard instruments

d)

synthesized music

40.

Which composer listed below is credited with the return to the full orchestral score in movies like Star Wars and Jaws?

a)

Aaron Copland

b)

John Williams

c)

Max Steiner

d)

Leonard Bernstein

41.

Which describes diegetic music?

a)

film music that both the audience and characters can hear

b)

film music that the audience only can hear

c)

film music that the actors only can hear

d)

film music that is non existent

42.

Which American opera is based on the lives of people who lived in a black tenement area in Charleston, South Carolina?

a)

Four Saints in Three Acts

b)

Porgy and Bess

c)

The Cradle Will Rock

d)

Amahl and the Night Visitors

43.

Which of the following factors does NOT help determine if a show is opera or a musical?

a)

Role of the orchestra (occasional music or continuous)

b)

Relationship between words and music

c)

Expectations of the audience

d)

Revenue brought in on opening night

44.

Which dynamic duo was the predecessor of Rodgers and Hammerstein?

a)

Lerner and Lowe

b)

Harrigan and Hart

c)

Rodgers and Hart

d)

Cohan and Kern

45.

Broadway had recently revived many older musicals for which of the following reasons?

a)

aesthetic and pride

b)

lack of imagination

c)

financial and nostalgia

d)

no available story lines

46.

Which performer established the solo song as an important part of hillbilly music?

a)

Jimmie Rogers

b)

Roy Acuff

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Johnny Cash

47.

Who is often considered country music's first protest singer

a)

June Carter

b)

Johnny Cash

c)

Chet Atkins

d)

Hank Williams Sr.

48.

Bluegrass was created by

a)

Flatt & Scruggs

b)

Bill Monroe

c)

Roy Acuff

d)

Alison Krauss

49.

The" Nashville" Sound is best described as

a)

an early Grand Ole Opry duo

b)

country music with pop instrumentation

c)

extensive use of yodeling

d)

country and western music

50.

Jimmie Rodgers often accompanied himself on the

a)

mandolin

b)

piano

c)

guitar

d)

dulcimer

51.

Gene Autry and Tex Ritter represent which trend in country music?

a)

the lonely trainman

b)

the singing cowboy

c)

the reflective prisoner

d)

the virtuosic fiddler

52.

Rockabilly used the rhythms and instrumentation of

a)

rock and roll

b)

country music

c)

commercial pop

d)

the Nashville sound

53.

Bluegrass is primarily

a)

instrumental

b)

vocal

c)

dance-related

d)

religious

54.

Which of the following artists focused on socially relevant topics from the VIetnam War to World Hunger?

a)

Madonna

b)

Paul McCartney

c)

Kurt Cobaine

d)

Bruce Springsteen

55.

Which of the following rock and roll stars was a successful songwriter and an outstanding guitarist?

a)

Elvis

b)

Chuck Berry

c)

Little Richard

d)

Brian Wilson

56.

In 1962, the Beatles shared a London performance with

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Joe Turner

c)

Little Richard

d)

Ed Sullivan

57.

Which band wrote surf songs as a relief from social unrest in the 1960's?

a)

Temptations

b)

Miracles

c)

Beatles

d)

Beach Boys

58.

Which performer enraged the fans at the Newport Folk Festival for performing rock music instead of folk?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Led Zeppelin

c)

Pete Seeger

d)

Led Zeppelin

59.

During the McCarthy Era and the Red Scare, which artist was black listed from network television for being too leftist in his beliefs?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Pete Seeger

d)

Johnny Cash

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