1) What are the years of Baroque Period? a) 1550 - 1700 b) 1600 - 1750 c) 1600 - 1700 d) 1550 - 1650 2) These are the common Baroque art's characteristics EXCEPT a) Movement b) Drama c) Simplicity d) Grandeur 3) During the Baroque period, music was written to order. Choose the WRONG statement. a) Composers were hired to write new music b) Music is needed for every occasion c) Music was written to give command from the aristocrat to the peasants d) Everybody wants new music 4) Why opera was so popular during the baroque? a) Television was too expensive b) They were very dramatic and passionate c) Famous opera singers d) Not many entertainment 5) Who was the greatest composer of the Baroque period? a) Johann Sebastian Bach b) George Frederic Handel c) Claudio Monteverdi d) Henry Purcell 6) What is rhythm like in Baroque music? a) Polyrhythms b) Syncopation c) Repeating rhythm d) Weak beats are important 7) Why are Baroque melodies difficult to sing? a) Disjunct b) Elaborate c) Smoothly d) Too slow 8) What is terraced dynamics? a) Gradually getting softer or louder b) Minimal changes c) Keep on changing d) Sudden change from loud to soft 9) What is the texture of Baroque music? a) Polyphonic b) Monophonic c) Heterphonic d) Homophonic 10) What is concerto grosso? a) A piece written for a soloist b) A solo voice for opera c) Alternate between soloist and ensemble d) Soloist piece for church music 11) Program music is instrumental music associate with these EXCEPT a) Poem b) Idea c) Story d) Bible 12) What were suites written for? a) Singing b) Dancing c) Acting d) Poetic 13) How is an oratorio different from an opera? a) Use costumes b) For solo voice c) No acting d) Without a chorus 14) What is the name of Handel’s famous Christmas oratorio? a) Messiah b) Brandenburg Concerto c) The Four Seasons d) Organ Fugue in G minor 15) How many years was the Classical period? a) 70 years b) 80 years c) 90 years d) 100 years 16) These are the composers of Classical period EXCEPT a) Joseph Haydn b) Antonio Vivaldi c) Wolgang Amadeus Mozart d) Ludwig van Beethoven 17) Which group of people had a big impact on the music of this period? a) Aristocrat b) Peasant c) Middle Class d) Government Servant 18) What city was the centre of musical activity? a) Paris b) Berlin c) Glasgow d) Vienna 19) The rhythm in the classical period is different from the baroque EXCEPT a) Syncopations b) Very flexible c) Unexpected pauses d) Steady 20) What is the texture of music from the Classical period? a) Monophonic b) Polyphonic c) Homophonic d) Heterphonic 21) Why did composers want to use the piano instead of the harpsichord? a) Change of tone colour b) Gradual dynamic changes c) Percussive rhythm d) Smooth melody 22) Where was Mozart born? a) Austria b) Germany c) Italy d) Russia 23) Choose one extraordinary things that Mozart did. a) Played piano at the age of 6 b) Played music by heart c) Wrote opera at age of 6 d) Wrote symphony at age of 8 24) What is the “surprise” in Haydn’s Symphony No. 94? a) Surprise loud rhythm b) Surprise loud chord c) Surprise loud melody d) Surprise loud dynamics 25) What happened to Beethoven when he was 29? a) Began to go deaf b) Completely deaf c) Began to go blind d) Completely blind

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