MUS 200 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS N
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026
How long did the 20th century last? - correct answer ✔✔1600-1900
What influence did the 20th century have on the arts? - correct answer ✔✔scientific
breakthroughs
world war 1 & 2
What challenges did the 20th century bring on? - correct answer ✔✔science
religion
social norms
what did the 20th century challenge the assumption of? - correct answer ✔✔art and literature
How did the 20th century effect art and literature? - correct answer ✔✔art: not just expressing
the external but expressing things internally and not realistically
Literature: grammar and syntax, words were used for their "musical" quality
What were two early trends of the twentieth century? - correct answer ✔✔Impressionism and
expressionism
what did impressionism consist of? - correct answer ✔✔obsession with light
shading and contrast
soft edge
, misty
obsession with water
what did Expressionism consist of? - correct answer ✔✔sharper contrast in light and color
extreme human emotion
anguish, nightmare, terror
What did the 20th century music consist of? - correct answer ✔✔harmony
chords
9th and 11th chords
tone clusters
polychords
what are melody angular leaps? - correct answer ✔✔new scales and old scales
What was the difference between the new and old scales? - correct answer ✔✔new: whole
tone, octatonic, pentatonic
old: mode
what is an octatonic scale? - correct answer ✔✔Any eight note musical scale
What is a pentatonic scale? - correct answer ✔✔five note scale
How did tone color differ in the 20th century? - correct answer ✔✔More experimentation
extreme ranges with instruments
ANSWERS RATED A+ 2025/2026
How long did the 20th century last? - correct answer ✔✔1600-1900
What influence did the 20th century have on the arts? - correct answer ✔✔scientific
breakthroughs
world war 1 & 2
What challenges did the 20th century bring on? - correct answer ✔✔science
religion
social norms
what did the 20th century challenge the assumption of? - correct answer ✔✔art and literature
How did the 20th century effect art and literature? - correct answer ✔✔art: not just expressing
the external but expressing things internally and not realistically
Literature: grammar and syntax, words were used for their "musical" quality
What were two early trends of the twentieth century? - correct answer ✔✔Impressionism and
expressionism
what did impressionism consist of? - correct answer ✔✔obsession with light
shading and contrast
soft edge
, misty
obsession with water
what did Expressionism consist of? - correct answer ✔✔sharper contrast in light and color
extreme human emotion
anguish, nightmare, terror
What did the 20th century music consist of? - correct answer ✔✔harmony
chords
9th and 11th chords
tone clusters
polychords
what are melody angular leaps? - correct answer ✔✔new scales and old scales
What was the difference between the new and old scales? - correct answer ✔✔new: whole
tone, octatonic, pentatonic
old: mode
what is an octatonic scale? - correct answer ✔✔Any eight note musical scale
What is a pentatonic scale? - correct answer ✔✔five note scale
How did tone color differ in the 20th century? - correct answer ✔✔More experimentation
extreme ranges with instruments
