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## First Quarter Summative Test ### Music **Directions**: Choose the best answer for each item. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Misty wants to join in an Opera. She can perform all these acts EXCEPT - A. Acting - B. Dancing - C. Painting -...

## First Quarter Summative Test ### Music **Directions**: Choose the best answer for each item. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Misty wants to join in an Opera. She can perform all these acts EXCEPT - A. Acting - B. Dancing - C. Painting - D. Singing 2. Which secular music was performed across Europe by a group of musicians during the Medieval era? - A. Chorale - B. Madrigal - C. Oratorio - D. Troubadour 3. Which type of opera during the Baroque Period is in the form of comedy? - A. Bel Canto - B. Music Drama - C. Opera Buffa - D. Opera Seria 4. Which of the following compositions was an excerpt from a hymn written by St. Thomas Aquinas in 1264? - A. Canon - B. Four Seasons - C. Sing We and Chant It - D. Tantum Ergo Sacramentum 5. Which of the following statements BEST describe Baroque Music - A. It is usually monophonic - B. It uses free meter - C. Melodic lines are easy to perform. - D. Melodies are not easy to sing. 6. Which era referred to as rebirth, revival, and rediscovery? - A. Baroque - B. Classical - C. Medieval - D. Renaissance 7. How did Antonio Vivaldi become one of the greatest Baroque composers? - A. Because he is not known for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin as well as sacred choral works and over forty operas. - B. Because of his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe. - C. Because of his red hair. - D. Because Vivaldi is unknown for using the string a major role in his composition. 8. What musical instrument produces sound by air blown to its pipes, that will be initiated when you press the keys using your fingers and feet for the pedals? - A. Flute - B. Harpsichord - C. Pipe Organ - D. Recorder 9. Which of the following characteristics describe Gregorian chant? - A. It is written in French language - B. It usually uses Latin Liturgy - C. Imitation among voices is common - D. Melodies sound elaborate and ornamental 10. Which keyboard instrument seems like a smaller version of the grand piano and it produces sound by having a plucking mechanism called plectrum? - A. Flute - B. Harpsichord - C. Pipe Organ - D. Recorder 11. Which musical piece was originally composed by Johann Pachelbel for 3 violins and a basso continuo? - A. Canon - B. Four Seasons - C. Sing We and Chant It - D. Tantum Ergo Sacramentum 12. Musicians use a variety of dynamics to add excitement and emotion to songs. Dynamics in music refers to how the music is. - A. Fast, slow - B. Hard, soft - C. Loud, quiet - D. Smooth, rough 13. Which Renaissance musical instrument can you create out of a tissue box, cardboard paper towel tube, rubber bands with different thickness, and popsicle sticks? - A. Flute - B. Harpsichord - C. Lute - D. Pipe Organ 14. Why are Renaissance melodies usually easy to sing? - A. The level of musicianship in the Renaissance was not very high, and so easy music was composed. - B. The melody usually moves along a scale with few large leaps. - C. The music was mostly homophonic, so one could sing it with a group. - D. There was a sharply defined beat, which kept the performers together.