Chapter 13 Quiz

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. Mozart's works were originally cataloged by ___________.

a) Franz Joseph Haydn correct incorrect

b) Lorenzo da Ponte correct incorrect

c) Franz Xaver Süssmayr correct incorrect

d) Ludwig von Köchel correct incorrect

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. Mozart displayed mastery in all major genres/categories of his day except the sonata.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. As a child, Mozart was a virtuoso ___________.

a) Pianist correct incorrect

b) Violinist correct incorrect

c) Oboist correct incorrect

d) Only a and b correct incorrect

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. A German opera with spoken dialogue is called ___________.

a) A Singspiel correct incorrect

b) A dramma giocoso correct incorrect

c) Opera buffa correct incorrect

d) A Tenorlied correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a collaboration between Mozart and Da Ponte?

a) Le nozze di Figaro correct incorrect

b) Das entfürung aus dem Serail correct incorrect

c) Don Giovanni correct incorrect

d) Così fan tutte correct incorrect

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. In which opera did Mozart superimpose three contrasting dances on one another?

a) Le nozze di Figaro correct incorrect

b) Das entfürung aus dem Serail correct incorrect

c) Don Giovanni correct incorrect

d) Così fan tutte correct incorrect

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. Which of Mozart's operas most clearly displays Enlightenment ideals?

a) Die Zauberflöte correct incorrect

b) Le nozze di Figaro correct incorrect

c) Idomeneo correct incorrect

d) Così fan tutte correct incorrect

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. Although Mozart's operas were successful in his lifetime, they are no longer performed.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Mozart's last three symphonies were not commissioned; rather, Mozart wrote them as "art for art's sake."

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Mozart lived in ___________ during the last decade of his life.

a) Salzburg correct incorrect

b) Paris correct incorrect

c) London correct incorrect

d) Vienna correct incorrect

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. A type of concerto written by Mozart, which features two or more soloists who interact with each other, is ___________.

a) Accompanied concerto correct incorrect

b) Sinfonia concertante correct incorrect

c) Concert Spirituel correct incorrect

d) Concerto grosso correct incorrect

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. Mozart developed the "symphonic" concerto by ___________.

a) Using the traditional four movements of a symphony correct incorrect

b) Borrowing melodies from Haydn as concerto themes correct incorrect

c) Fusing traditional ritornello form with sonata form correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. In performances of his music, Mozart never improvised and insisted that his scores be played note for note.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect

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. Which of the following genres represents domestic (not public) genres in Mozart's output?

a) Solo keyboard music correct incorrect

b) String quartet correct incorrect

c) Violin sonatas correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which did Mozart leave unfinished at his death, later finished by Süssmayr?

a) Mass in C Major correct incorrect

b) Symphony No. 41 correct incorrect

c) Requiem correct incorrect

d) Die Zauberflöte correct incorrect