Exam 1 Quiz Questions Flashcards
Which of the following is not true about the ritornello sections in concertos written by Vivaldi and Bach?
They are played by everyone (the orchestra and the soloist). They contain flashy ornamental music rather than tuneful melodies. They present several main themes
They contain flashy ornamental music rather than tuneful melodies.
Which of the following is not true about European culture before 1690?
They dismissed peoples they didn't know about as savages. People knew very little about the peoples and geography of other continents. They believed the earth was only about four thousand years old. They recognized that China and India had created greater civilizations than Europe.
They recognized that China and India had created greater civilizations than Europe.
Which of the following is not true about Essay on Man?
It dwells on the “Irish problem.”
It was written in heroic couplet poetry.
It starts out with two gentlemen walking outdoors, inspecting flora and fauna.
It is a theodicy (it defends God in the face of evil).
It champions a philosophy called Optimism.
It dwells on the “Irish problem.”
Which of the following was not one of the core beliefs of Enlightenment thinkers?
They wanted to replace Christianity with a more skeptical sort of religion. They looked at the world rationally, critically. They believed that universities should return to the wisdom contained in medieval theology books. They believed that the route to truth lay in science.
They believed that universities should return to the wisdom contained in medieval theology books.
Which of the following does not apply to Bach’s Contrapunctus I?
It contains ritornellos and episodes. It begins with an exposition that introduces a short melody given imitatively in all four voices. It has sections that alternate between free passages (episodes) and returns of the short melody (restatements).
It contains ritornellos and episodes.
Which of the following is not a feature of Couperin’s The Dreamer?
The second section uses a group of chorale melodies. The form is in two parts (called a binary dance form). There is a great deal of decoration, connecting this music with the rococo. It is part of a composition that includes several different pieces, called a suite. The first section of the piece makes reference to French overture style.
The second section uses a group of chorale melodies.
A work that uses feathery brushstrokes, autumn colors, and a visit to a make-believe island to capture a spirit of melancholic hedonism is
Oath of the Horatii. Pilgrimage to Cythera. Cupid A Captive. Shortly after the Marriage.
Pilgrimage to Cythera.
Which of the following is not a feature of Handel’s oratorio style?
textures that switch back and forth between chordal passages and short contrapuntal ones the preponderance of thick, complex fugues that sometimes obscure the meaning of the words shortened melodies that make the music more dramatic and accessible to middle-class audiences
the preponderance of thick, complex fugues that sometimes obscure the meaning of the words
Which of the following is not part of Hogarth’s The Marriage Contract?
a groom with red heels and a black spot on his neck an illicit relationship between a lawyer and the bride-to-be a large tree symbolizing the ownership of property an aristocrat pointing out his lineage all the way back to William the Conqueror a painting of Cain and Abel, portending a future murder
a large tree symbolizing the ownership of property
an aristocrat pointing out his lineage all the way back to William the Conqueror
Which of the following is not a feature of Boffrand’s Salon de la Princesse?
curvy gold decorations many windows white walls and bright space straight lines, square rooms, and no decorations
straight lines, square rooms, and no decorations
Which of the following is not a typical classic style trait as found in Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
the frequent use of thick fugal texture many themes differentiating themes with different rhythmic speeds and dynamic levels many affective states themes that are short and repetitive
the frequent use of thick fugal texture
Which of the following is not a feature of Oath of the Horatii?
It presents an urban stage. It is preoccupied with straight lines and an orderly linear perspective. It is preoccupied with pastels and feathery brushstrokes. It rejects the style of the rococo. It embraces drab color, hard light, clarity of focus.
It is preoccupied with pastels and feathery brushstrokes.
Which of the following is not a tenet of Enlightenment-era classical liberalism?
the right to property the right to rule by divine right the right to liberty the right to speak and publish freely the right to political representation the right to resist oppression
the right to rule by divine right
Which of the following is not a feature of Reynolds’ Three Ladies Adorning a Term of Hymen?
It borrowed poses from ancient Greeks. It attempted to make his everyday people heroic. It inserted ancient motifs. It puts his figures on a simple farm, to show them as everyday working-class people.
It puts his figures on a simple farm, to show them as everyday working-class people.
Which of the following is not true about Rousseau’s Confessions?
It champions passion and subjectivity over rational thinking and objectivity. It was written to advance a new political system. It includes unprecedented focus on author’s feelings. It discloses intimate details about the author’s private life.
It was written to advance a new political system.
