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Quiz 3 (Chapters Prelude - 7)
Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The element of music that organizes movement in time is: A. form B. harmony C. rhythm D. melody Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Melody and harmony function independently of one another. True False Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points According to your text, the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal is: A. melody B. texture C. timbre D. rhythm Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called
A. the tempo B. the tonic C. the range D. the phrase Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The distance between two different pitches is called A. a cadence. B. a countermelody C. a phrase D. an interval Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The resting place at the end of a phrase is called A. a pause B. a period C. a comma D. a cadence Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Most music cultures share the concept of melody or musical line True False Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points
Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Syncopation is a rhythmic characteristic of American jazz True False Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points All world musics feature a strong regular pulse or beat True False Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called A. a chord B. an interval C. an octave D. a scale Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The principle of organization around a central tone is called A. consonance B. centralization C. chromaticism D. tonality Question 16 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points
Should a composer write a film score to a horror movie, one might reasonably expect that the harmony would include a great deal of: A. consonance B. syncopation C. conjunct motion D. dissonance Question 17 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The use of a drone, or sustained tone underlying a melody, is used in some European folk musics True False Question 18 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called A. polyphonic B. monophonic C. homophonic D. none of the above Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points A texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices are subordinate is called A. homophonic B. monophonic C. polyphonic D. contrapuntal
C. Italian D. Dutch Question 24 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest? A. piano (p) B. pianissimo (pp) C. mezzo forte (mf) D. mezzo piano (mp) Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called A. piano B. crescendo C. accelerando D. adagio
