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Multiple Choice
1. According to neuroscientists, when we listen to music it alters the __________ in our brain, thereby affecting our
mental state.
a. electrical stimulation
b. chemical composition
c. weight
d. synapses
e. all of the above
ANSWER: b
2. Which anatomical organ serves as our “central processor,” converting sound waves into electrochemical impulses that
are interpreted by the brain?
a. primary auditory cortex
b. limbic system
c. brainstem
d. basilar membrane
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: d
3. Which sub-region of the brain generates emotion, including how we feel about the music we hear?
a. amygdala
b. basilar membrane
c. cerebellum
d. frontal lobe
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: a
4. In a digital recording, all the components of musical sound, such as pitch, tone color, etc., are reduced to sequences of
binary numbers and stored on compact discs.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
5. Identify the incorrect statement about popular music.
a. often uses electric enhancements to amplify and transform vocal and instrumental sounds
b. primarily vocal
c. has a strong beat that tends to dominate the overall sound
d. works are generally short and involve exact repetition
e. performed from a written score; musicians normally have music stands on stage to help them remember the
tune
ANSWER: e
6. Identify the incorrect statement about classical music.
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a. printout of lyrics are distributed at concerts so listeners know what the music is about and what they are
supposed to feel
b. works are typically long and repetitions are varied
c. typically uses acoustic instruments
d. primarily instrumental
e. melody and harmony typically more prominent than rhythm
ANSWER: a
7. In musical terminology, __________ means “type” of music.
a. motive
b. encore
c. sound waves
d. genre
e. syncopation
ANSWER: d
8. Genre and venue in music not only implies what and where you might hear music performed, but also how one might
dress and act.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
9. What is meant by the term “encore”?
a. the gradual decrease in the volume of sound
b. an instrumental genre in which one or more soloists play with and against a larger orchestra
c. the repetition of a work by the performer to gratify an appreciative audience
d. music that has endured the test of time and requires a particular set of skills to perform or appreciate it
e. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself
ANSWER: c
10. How does an audience convey its desire for an encore?
a. holding their cell phones towards the stage
b. exuberant applause
c. sending text messages
d. engaging in a stadium wave
e. chanting “We Will Rock You”
ANSWER: b
11. Identify the correct definition of “movement.”
a. the orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies
b. a large, independent section of a major instrumental work
c. the repetition of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience
d. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself
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e. the process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them
ANSWER: b
12. A ________ is a type of music for orchestra that is divided into several movements, each possessing its own tempo
and mood.
a. tone poem
b. pizzicato
c. encore
d. concerto
e. symphony
ANSWER: e
13. The ________ is a large ensemble of acoustic instruments that plays symphonies, concertos, overture, and other
genres of classical instrumental music.
a. chorus
b. concerto
c. big band
d. orchestra
e. crescendo
ANSWER: d
14. A short, distinctive musical figure that can stand by itself, and often unifies entire compositions is a:
a. motive
b. crescendo
c. chord
d. pizzicato
e. movement
ANSWER: a
15. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss is an example of which musical genre?
a. concerto
b. dance suite
c. overture
d. tone poem
e. symphony
ANSWER: d
16. Which genre of composition is a one-movement work for orchestra that tries to capture in music the emotions and
events associated with a story, play, or personal experience?
a. symphony orchestra
b. classical music
c. tone poem
d. encore
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Multiple Choice
1. According to neuroscientists, when we listen to music it alters the __________ in our brain, thereby affecting our
mental state.
a. electrical stimulation
b. chemical composition
c. weight
d. synapses
e. all of the above
ANSWER: b
2. Which anatomical organ serves as our “central processor,” converting sound waves into electrochemical impulses that
are interpreted by the brain?
a. primary auditory cortex
b. limbic system
c. brainstem
d. basilar membrane
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: d
3. Which sub-region of the brain generates emotion, including how we feel about the music we hear?
a. amygdala
b. basilar membrane
c. cerebellum
d. frontal lobe
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: a
4. In a digital recording, all the components of musical sound, such as pitch, tone color, etc., are reduced to sequences of
binary numbers and stored on compact discs.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
5. Identify the incorrect statement about popular music.
a. often uses electric enhancements to amplify and transform vocal and instrumental sounds
b. primarily vocal
c. has a strong beat that tends to dominate the overall sound
d. works are generally short and involve exact repetition
e. performed from a written score; musicians normally have music stands on stage to help them remember the
tune
ANSWER: e
6. Identify the incorrect statement about classical music.
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a. printout of lyrics are distributed at concerts so listeners know what the music is about and what they are
supposed to feel
b. works are typically long and repetitions are varied
c. typically uses acoustic instruments
d. primarily instrumental
e. melody and harmony typically more prominent than rhythm
ANSWER: a
7. In musical terminology, __________ means “type” of music.
a. motive
b. encore
c. sound waves
d. genre
e. syncopation
ANSWER: d
8. Genre and venue in music not only implies what and where you might hear music performed, but also how one might
dress and act.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
9. What is meant by the term “encore”?
a. the gradual decrease in the volume of sound
b. an instrumental genre in which one or more soloists play with and against a larger orchestra
c. the repetition of a work by the performer to gratify an appreciative audience
d. music that has endured the test of time and requires a particular set of skills to perform or appreciate it
e. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself
ANSWER: c
10. How does an audience convey its desire for an encore?
a. holding their cell phones towards the stage
b. exuberant applause
c. sending text messages
d. engaging in a stadium wave
e. chanting “We Will Rock You”
ANSWER: b
11. Identify the correct definition of “movement.”
a. the orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies
b. a large, independent section of a major instrumental work
c. the repetition of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience
d. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself
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e. the process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them
ANSWER: b
12. A ________ is a type of music for orchestra that is divided into several movements, each possessing its own tempo
and mood.
a. tone poem
b. pizzicato
c. encore
d. concerto
e. symphony
ANSWER: e
13. The ________ is a large ensemble of acoustic instruments that plays symphonies, concertos, overture, and other
genres of classical instrumental music.
a. chorus
b. concerto
c. big band
d. orchestra
e. crescendo
ANSWER: d
14. A short, distinctive musical figure that can stand by itself, and often unifies entire compositions is a:
a. motive
b. crescendo
c. chord
d. pizzicato
e. movement
ANSWER: a
15. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss is an example of which musical genre?
a. concerto
b. dance suite
c. overture
d. tone poem
e. symphony
ANSWER: d
16. Which genre of composition is a one-movement work for orchestra that tries to capture in music the emotions and
events associated with a story, play, or personal experience?
a. symphony orchestra
b. classical music
c. tone poem
d. encore
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