Chapter 24 Quiz

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. Samson et Dalila is best described as ___________.

a) An opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer correct incorrect

b) An opera by Camille Saint-Saëns correct incorrect

c) An "Ode-Symphony" by Félicien David correct incorrect

d) An opera by Giacomo Puccini correct incorrect

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. The musical representation of non-European peoples is commonly called ___________.

a) Signification correct incorrect

b) Davidism correct incorrect

c) Verismo correct incorrect

d) Orientalism correct incorrect

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. Bizet's Carmen originally premiered at the ___________.

a) Opéra correct incorrect

b) Opéra Comique correct incorrect

c) Theatre Italien correct incorrect

d) None of the above correct incorrect

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. All of the following describe Bizet's Carmen except ___________.

a) The character of Carmen is an ethnic minority. correct incorrect

b) Bizet used Orientalist musical conventions. correct incorrect

c) Don José and Carmen reconcile at the end. correct incorrect

d) It challenged the conventions of comic opera. correct incorrect

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. Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherezade was based on ___________.

a) The legend of Boris Godunov correct incorrect

b) The Arabian Nights correct incorrect

c) A play by Alexander Pushkin correct incorrect

d) A collection of Russian folk tunes correct incorrect

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. Opéra lyrique is best described as ___________.

a) The French opera house where Carmen was premiered correct incorrect

b) French comic opera with spoken dialogue correct incorrect

c) A French music magazine about contemporary French opera correct incorrect

d) French all-sung opera that used popular forms and dances correct incorrect

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. Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld prominently uses which dance?

a) Seguidilla correct incorrect

b) Polonaise correct incorrect

c) Cancan correct incorrect

d) Waltz correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes the genre of operetta?

a) Comic correct incorrect

b) Parodies operatic convention correct incorrect

c) Was popular both inside and outside of France correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Die Fledermaus is best described as ___________.

a) An operetta by Johann Strauss II correct incorrect

b) An operetta by Jacques Offenbach correct incorrect

c) A symphonic poem by Charles Gonoud correct incorrect

d) A comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan correct incorrect

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. Which of the following operas is not a comedy?

a) Die Fledermaus correct incorrect

b) Pagliacci correct incorrect

c) Pirates of Penzance correct incorrect

d) Orpheus in the Underworld correct incorrect

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. Of the following, the composer most associated with verismo was ___________.

a) Jacques Offenbach correct incorrect

b) Charles Gounod correct incorrect

c) Georges Bizet correct incorrect

d) Giacomo Puccini correct incorrect

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. In the late nineteenth century, the trend toward realism, violence, and the lower classes in Italian opera and literature was called ___________.

a) Operetta correct incorrect

b) Orientalism correct incorrect

c) Verismo correct incorrect

d) Exoticism correct incorrect

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. Which opera tells the story of a Japanese geisha who is courted and subsequently abandoned by an American soldier?

a) Pagliacci correct incorrect

b) Madama Butterfly correct incorrect

c) Tosca correct incorrect

d) La bohème correct incorrect

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. "Un bel di" is best described as a ___________ aria, featuring ___________.

a) Leoncavallo; short, melodic phrases correct incorrect

b) Gilbert and Sullivan; patter singing correct incorrect

c) Mascagni; a quartet correct incorrect

d) Puccini; a single, great crescendo correct incorrect

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. In the twentieth century, opera was arguably replaced as a popular genre by film.

a) TRUE correct incorrect

b) FALSE correct incorrect