Chapter 21 Quiz

. Richard Wagner found early success as a young piano virtuoso.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

. All of the following are operas by Wagner except ___________.

a) Parsifal

b) Tristan und Isolde

c) Falstaff

d) Ring of the Nibelung

. All of the following are operas by Verdi except ___________.

a) Rigoletto

b) La traviata

c) Macbeth

d) The Flying Dutchman

. Which opera tells the story of a court jester who tries to murder the philandering Duke but loses his daughter instead?

a) Rigoletto

b) La traviata

c) Falstaff

d) The Ring of the Nibelung

. Which opera tells the story of a young man who eases the suffering of a Knight of the Holy Grail?

a) Parsifal

b) Tristan und Isolde

c) The Flying Dutchman

d) Nabucco

. Which of the following best defines Gesamtkunstwerk?

a) Unending melody

b) Total artwork

c) Short motive associated with a character or concept

d) A German opera that includes spoken dialogue

. Richard Wagner's most important patron was ___________.

a) Franz Brendel

b) Robert Schumann

c) Johann Gottfried von Herder

d) King Ludwig II

. Tristan und Isolde was harmonically remarkable because ___________.

a) It completely abandoned the tonal system.

b) It delayed harmonic resolution for extreme periods.

c) It was overwhelmingly consonant throughout.

d) All of the above.

. In the mid-nineteenth century, the Italian national movement was called ___________.

a) The Stabreim

b) The tinto

c) The tenore di forze

d) The Risorgimento

. "Va, Pensiero" is best described as ___________.

a) A chorus by Verdi that became an emblem of Italian nationalist sentiment

b) An aria by Verdi that demonstrates his skill in comedy

c) A Lied by Wagner that displays German Romanticism

d) Wagner's last opera

. Verdi was heavily influenced by the dramas of Shakespeare.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

. Which of the following is true about Verdi's compositional style?

a) Prominent use of choruses

b) Aimed for dramatic realism

c) Often mixed the comic and tragic

d) All of the above

. In Verdi's operas, tinta refers to ___________.

a) A recurring melody or motive that is associated with a character or concept

b) A character's entrance opera

c) The distinctive color or style that pervades a given Italian opera

d) Unaccompanied recitative

. Which of Verdi's operas was based on a contemporary play by Alexandre Dumas the younger?

a) Rigoletto

b) Falstaff

c) Il trovatore

d) La traviata

. Which of the following is not true of Verdi's Falstaff?

a) It was Verdi's last opera.

b) It ends with a fugue.

c) It was a tragedy.

d) It was based on characters from Shakespeare plays.

. Richard Wagner found early success as a young piano virtuoso.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

. All of the following are operas by Wagner except ___________.

a) Parsifal

b) Tristan und Isolde

c) Falstaff

d) Ring of the Nibelung

. All of the following are operas by Verdi except ___________.

a) Rigoletto

b) La traviata

c) Macbeth

d) The Flying Dutchman

. Which opera tells the story of a court jester who tries to murder the philandering Duke but loses his daughter instead?

a) Rigoletto

b) La traviata

c) Falstaff

d) The Ring of the Nibelung

. Which opera tells the story of a young man who eases the suffering of a Knight of the Holy Grail?

a) Parsifal

b) Tristan und Isolde

c) The Flying Dutchman

d) Nabucco

. Which of the following best defines Gesamtkunstwerk?

a) Unending melody

b) Total artwork

c) Short motive associated with a character or concept

d) A German opera that includes spoken dialogue

. Richard Wagner's most important patron was ___________.

a) Franz Brendel

b) Robert Schumann

c) Johann Gottfried von Herder

d) King Ludwig II

. Tristan und Isolde was harmonically remarkable because ___________.

a) It completely abandoned the tonal system.

b) It delayed harmonic resolution for extreme periods.

c) It was overwhelmingly consonant throughout.

d) All of the above.

. In the mid-nineteenth century, the Italian national movement was called ___________.

a) The Stabreim

b) The tinto

c) The tenore di forze

d) The Risorgimento

. "Va, Pensiero" is best described as ___________.

a) A chorus by Verdi that became an emblem of Italian nationalist sentiment

b) An aria by Verdi that demonstrates his skill in comedy

c) A Lied by Wagner that displays German Romanticism

d) Wagner's last opera

. Verdi was heavily influenced by the dramas of Shakespeare.

a) TRUE

b) FALSE

. Which of the following is true about Verdi's compositional style?

a) Prominent use of choruses

b) Aimed for dramatic realism

c) Often mixed the comic and tragic

d) All of the above

. In Verdi's operas, tinta refers to ___________.

a) A recurring melody or motive that is associated with a character or concept

b) A character's entrance opera

c) The distinctive color or style that pervades a given Italian opera

d) Unaccompanied recitative

. Which of Verdi's operas was based on a contemporary play by Alexandre Dumas the younger?

a) Rigoletto

b) Falstaff

c) Il trovatore

d) La traviata

. Which of the following is not true of Verdi's Falstaff?

a) It was Verdi's last opera.

b) It ends with a fugue.

c) It was a tragedy.

d) It was based on characters from Shakespeare plays.

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