Chapter 38 Quiz

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1. What term is used to describe the short recurring motives found in Wagner's work?

Leitmotif correct incorrect

Variation correct incorrect

Aria correct incorrect

Ritornello correct incorrect

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2. Which composer discussed in this chapter composed an opera based on the age-old tale in which a mortal makes a deal with the devil?

Richard Wagner correct incorrect

Gaetano Donizetti correct incorrect

Carl Maria von Weber correct incorrect

Giuseppe Verdi correct incorrect

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3. Which of the following operas is NOT one of the three operas that mark Verdi's coming-of-age as a composer in the 1850s?

La traviata correct incorrect

Lucia di Lammermoor correct incorrect

Il trovatore correct incorrect

Rigoletto correct incorrect

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4. Which statement about French opera in the 19th century is NOT true?

It was mounted on a grand scale with impressive stage effects correct incorrect

French composers declined to use choruses in their works correct incorrect

Most of these operas dealt with grand historical themes correct incorrect

The "citizen king," Louis Philippe, supported the trend of opera intended for consumption by the middle class correct incorrect

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5. Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen was composed in record time-the composer took the entire piece from concept to final copy in just under two months.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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6. Bellini, whose lyrical melodies suggest the soulful elegance of Chopin, is most well known for his masterpiece, Norma.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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7. Set in seventeenth-century Italy, La Muette de Portici ends with a climactic display of the sack of Rome.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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8. Match the terms to their definitions.

Bel cant

Select an answer choice style of singing that emphasizes melodic lines against unobtrusive accompaniments song that starts with a slow, lyrical section and ends with a fast, brilliant section term for the entire "aria" structure common to Italian operas during the Romantic era

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Double aria

Select an answer choice term for the entire "aria" structure common to Italian operas during the Romantic era song that starts with a slow, lyrical section and ends with a fast, brilliant section style of singing that emphasizes melodic lines against unobtrusive accompaniments

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Cavatina

Select an answer choice style of singing that emphasizes melodic lines against unobtrusive accompaniments term for the entire "aria" structure common to Italian operas during the Romantic era song that starts with a slow, lyrical section and ends with a fast, brilliant section

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11. Listen to the excerpt from Verdi's Rigoletto. What does this song reveal about the Duke's character?

He is reverent and pious correct incorrect

He is scheming and self-controlled correct incorrect

He views women as fickle, justifying his callous treatment of them correct incorrect

He is committed to the democratic ideals of the French Revolution correct incorrect

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12. Listen to the excerpt from Wagner's Das Rheingold. Which leitmotif is on display in this passage?

Thor's motive correct incorrect

Loge's motive correct incorrect

Valhalla's motive correct incorrect

The sword's motive correct incorrect