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Q: An interval of eight notes is called: a. a chord. c. a triad. b. a fifth. d. an octave.

Q: A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called: a. a scale. c. an interval. b. a chord. d. an octave.

Q: A combination of three or more tones is called: a. an interval. c. an octave. b. a scale. d. a chord.

Q: Harmony is to music as __________ is to painting. a. the frame c. perspective b. color d. the brush

Q: Which term describes the simultaneous combination of sounds? a. texture c. dissonance b. harmony d. melody

Q: In terms of rhythm and meter, describe the differences between traditional Western music and that of African American dance and other non-Western musical traditions.

Q: Define rhythm, beat, and meter and describe the way they work together in music.

Q: The most common compound meter is sextuple meter.

Q: Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter is referred to as nonmetric.

Q: All world musics feature a strong regular pulse or beat.

Q: Polyrhythm is the simultaneous use of rhythmic patterns that conflict with the underlying beat.

Q: Syncopation is typical of African American dance music and spirituals.

Q: Meter is an organizing principle shared by music and poetry.

Q: Meter is the measurement of musical time.

Q: Measures mark off groupings of beats, each with a fixed number that coincides with the meter.

Q: The element that organizes musical movement in time is called harmony.

Q: In _______ meter, the beat is divided into two. a. simple c. complex b. compound d. hybrid

Q: Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter is called: a. compound. c. nonmetric. b. additive. d. irregular.

Q: The simultaneous use of two or more rhythmic patterns is called: a. polyrhythm. c. additive meter. b. syncopation. d. compound meter.

Q: The deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accents is called: a. rhythm. c. syncopation. b. meter. d. compound meter.

Q: Which of the following songs is in compound meter? a. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star c. America, the Beautiful b. Greensleeves d. America

Q: The patriotic song America (My country, tis of thee) is an example of: a. duple meter. c. quadruple meter. b. triple meter. d. compound meter.

Q: Meters in which each beat is subdivided into three rather than two are known as: a. simple meters. c. compound meters. b. complex meters. d. unequal meters.

Q: A repeated rhythmic pattern in which an accented beat is followed by two unaccented beats is called: a. duple meter. c. quadruple meter. b. triple meter. d. compound meter.

Q: Which meter would most likely be associated with a march? a. duple c. quadruple b. triple d. compound

Q: The metric pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called: a. triple meter. c. quadruple meter. b. duple meter. d. compound meter.

Q: The first accented beat of a measure is called: a. a syncopated beat. c. an upbeat. b. a simple beat. d. a downbeat.

Q: Meter is marked off in groupings known as: a. phrases. c. cadences. b. measures. d. chords.

Q: Organized patterns of rhythmic pulses are called: a. offbeats. c. syncopations. b. meters. d. polyrhythms.

Q: Beats that are perceived as stronger than other beats are said to be: a. minor. c. accented. b. major. d. metrical.

Q: The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called: a. meter. c. the beat. b. syncopation. d. the accent.

Q: The element of music that organizes movement in time is: a. rhythm. c. harmony. b. melody. d. form.

Q: Music is propelled forward in time by: a. harmony. c. texture. b. rhythm. d. timbre.

Q: The rhyme scheme of a poem is determined by the first word of each poetic line.

Q: The phrases in the tune Amazing Grace are of unequal length.

Q: A phrase is a component unit of a melody.

Q: Melodies that have numerous wide intervals are disjunct.

Q: Melodies that move principally by small, connected intervals are conjunct.

Q: A musical note is the symbolic representation of a sound with pitch and duration.

Q: The length or size of a vibrating object has no effect on pitch.

Q: The overall shape of a melody is called range.

Q: A melody is a succession of single pitches that we hear as a recognizable whole.

Q: One melody added to, or played against, another melody is called a: a. cadence. c. countermelody. b. phrase. d. tune.

Q: The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called the: a. cadence. c. climax. b. countermelody. d. range.

Q: A ______ punctuates the music in the same way that a comma or period punctuates a sentence. a. cadence c. chord b. scale d. melody

Q: The resting place at the end of a phrase is called: a. a pause. c. a cadence. b. a period. d. a comma.

Q: A unit of meaning within a larger structure of a melody is called: a. a phrase. c. a cadence. b. a stanza. d. a climax.

Q: Beethovens Ode to Joy is an example of a ______ melody. a. disjunct c. cadence b. conjunct d. timbre

Q: A melody can be characterized by: a. its range. c. the way it moves. b. its shape. d. all of the answers shown here

Q: Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals? a. consonant c. dissonant b. conjunct d. disjunct

Q: The distance between two pitches is called: a. an interval. c. a cadence. b. a phrase. d. a countermelody.

Q: Which element of music denotes its loudness or softness? a. tempo c. color b. duration d. volume

Q: A musical sound is represented by a symbol called a(n): a. pitch. c. note. b. cue. d. amplitude.

Q: A musical sound: a. generally has a perceivable pitch and a measurable frequency. b. is produced by irregular air particles. c. need not have a distinct pitch. d. all of the answers shown here

Q: The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called the: a. tempo. c. phrase. b. range. d. tonic.

Q: A succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit is called: a. an interval. c. a harmony. b. a melody. d. a chord.

Q: Compare the structure of a melody with the form of a sentence.

Q: Describe the features that give each melody a distinct character.

Q: Why does a violin sound higher than a cello?

Q: The melody of The Star-Spangled Banner is best described as conjunct.

Q: Explain how David by Michelangelo is seen as a symbol of Florence.

Q: The traditional material used as a printing plate in lithography is _____________. a. Indiana limestone b. Bavarian limestone c. Italian marble d. plastic e. copper

Q: The highest goal of Mannerist art was _____. a. a focus on the subject b. emotions c. a perfect balance d. cool rationalism e. elegance

Q: Describe the features and function of the Column of Trajan.

Q: Discuss the influence of Orientalism on Western art. Cite specific examples from the text. Out of the Studio and into the Light: Impressionism and Postimpressionism

Q: After viewing reproductions in the text of different painting techniques, identify your preferred method and evaluate the medium in terms of the pros and cons of working with it. Be sure to include a specific example in your discussion.

Q: What is the theme of Nina Paleys animated video Sita Sings the Blues? What do her choices of style, both musically and visually, have to do with her choice of releasing the video on the Internet for free? Sculpture

Q: The Colossal Olmec head is carved out of volcanic basalt, an extremely hard stone, using only ______. a. metal tools b. stone tools c. wooden tools d. bone tools e. none of these are correct

Q: Paint is a combination of what two materials? a. ink and thickener b. ground and medium c. dye and minerals d. pigments and binder e. oil and water

Q: What are three distinctions between the art of the early Renaissance and the art of the high Renaissance? Compare and contrast two works of art in the same medium, one selected from the early Renaissance (14001470) and one selected from the high Renaissance (15001525).

Q: Mary Cassatt was influenced by _________ prints in her work The Letter. a. German b. American c. Japanese d. Egyptian e. Chinese

Q: The Renaissance was a time of many firsts (innovations and developments) in art. Choose one innovation or development. List the artist associated with that development, and discuss its significance.

Q: Lithography was first invented _________. a. for lush landscape drawings b. to distribute political cartoons c. to make newspapers widely available to the public d. to reproduce sheets of music cheaply e. for advertising purposes

Q: What is one technique that Gustave Dor used to recreate the atmosphere from the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in his illustrations for it? a. very small short stabs b. long, thick vertical incisions c. adding color to the wood block d. using multiple blocks for one print e. stenciling designs onto the block

Q: Explain who the mythological figures are in Botticellis The Birth of Venus.

Q: Intaglio printmaking _________. a. is the opposite of relief printmaking b. consists of etching, engraving, and aquatint c. uses metal plates d. needs to be run through a printing press to transfer the image e. all of these are correct

Q: What are two ways in which Venetian painting was different from the paintings elsewhere in Italy?

Q: What is the earliest form of intaglio printmaking? a. silkscreen b. etching c. woodcut d. lithography e. engraving

Q: Why did the painting Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride by Jan van Eyck serve as both portrait and official document?

Q: Paper was first invented in ________. a. China b. Germany c. Africa d. Japan e. Italy