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. To what does the term "triple threat" refer?

The combination of comic, tragic, and political elements in a musical's story correct incorrect

The three aspects of a musical score: text, melody, and harmony correct incorrect

Actors and actresses who are highly skilled at dancing, singing, and acting correct incorrect

None of the above. correct incorrect

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. What do My Fair Lady and West Side Story have in common?

Both are considered minimalist works of musical theater correct incorrect

Both were written by Stephen Sondheim correct incorrect

Both are adapted from plays by English playwrights correct incorrect

Both are important precursors to the "book musical" format correct incorrect

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. Musicals like Oklahoma! and My Fair Lady are examples of what type of musical?

Revue correct incorrect

Book musical correct incorrect

Opera conversion correct incorrect

Operetta correct incorrect

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. "Ol' Man River" from Showboat proved that musicals could:

Treat serious subjects and still be popular correct incorrect

Effectively use large-scale orchestras correct incorrect

Be performed outdoors correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. In addition to New York, what is the other "capital" of musical theater?

Paris correct incorrect

Las Vegas correct incorrect

Los Angeles correct incorrect

London correct incorrect

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. Which statement about "Tonight" from West Side Story is NOT true?

It is an ensemble piece, meaning that it is sung by a group of characters. correct incorrect

The melody is sung in different ways with different intended meanings by different characters. correct incorrect

The star-crossed lovers sing the melody first in a way that is pensive and worried. correct incorrect

The music becomes more and more complex as it builds to a climax. correct incorrect

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. ___, composer of Cats and Phantom of the Opera, is perhaps the most successful and influential writer of musicals since 1980.

Leonard Bernstein correct incorrect

Richard Rogers correct incorrect

Andrew Lloyd Webber correct incorrect

John Williams correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the early 1970s musicals Godspell and Pippin as well as the more recent smash hit Wicked, has also worked on various projects with Disney like Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because these are all by Stephen Schwartz, not Stephen Sondheim. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Godspell was written in the 1980s. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Sondheim worked with Disney on Aladdin and Hercules. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about minstrelsy is NOT true?

American composer Stephen Foster wrote many of the most famous minstrel songs correct incorrect

Performers in minstrel shows often sat in the front row of the audience and took turns performing correct incorrect

The first performers in minstrel shows were African-Americans correct incorrect

Minstrel shows included dancing, jokes, songs, and parodies of popular operettas correct incorrect

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. What is the standard form of a musical theater song?

ABA correct incorrect

Verse, chorus/refrain, bridge/release correct incorrect

Rondo correct incorrect

Through-composed correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a musical based on a successful movie?

The Producers correct incorrect

The Lion King correct incorrect

Into the Woods correct incorrect

The Full Monty correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Some shows that start 'off Broadway' in New York City eventually attract the financial backing to move to Broadway, like The Fantasticks and Phantom of the Opera; some, like Rent, even go on to win awards like the Tony and Pulitzer."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Phantom of the Opera did not open off Broadway. correct incorrect

The statement is false because shows that open off Broadway never move to Broadway due to their unconventional style. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Rent did not win any awards. correct incorrect

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. What do Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar have in common?

Neither has any spoken dialogue correct incorrect

Both use minimal chamber orchestras correct incorrect

Both are "through composed," with no "songs" per se correct incorrect

Neither has any singing roles for women correct incorrect

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. Which statement about the work Showboat is NOT true?

The composer's use of the operatic leitmotif influenced the musical theater genre for more than half a century correct incorrect

The musical was the first to include a serious plot line correct incorrect

The most famous song from the musical is "Old Man River" correct incorrect

Leonard Bernstein wrote the musical in 1927 correct incorrect

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. Which precursor to the modern musical originated in a small village in France?

Minstrelsy correct incorrect

Vaudeville correct incorrect

Operetta correct incorrect

None of the above
correct incorrect