Chapter 43 Quiz

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. Which piece discussed in this chapter was banned by the Russian authorities?

The Fifth Symphony by Shostakovich correct incorrect

Háry János by Kodály correct incorrect

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams correct incorrect

Finlandia by Sibelius correct incorrect

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. Which composer discussed in this chapter wrote film music, symphonies, and a wealth of vocal music?

Britten correct incorrect

Vaughan Williams correct incorrect

Shostakovich correct incorrect

Janáèek correct incorrect

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. Hungarian composer Béla Bartók often quoted folk melodies that he had collected, but also wrote in a freely modernist style inspired by folk tunes without directly quoting them.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Many modern commentators suggest that Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was actually an oblique protest against the strict artistic policies of tsarist Russia.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Listen to the excerpt from Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. What instrumental forces are "competing" in this section?

The strings and brass correct incorrect

Two entire "sub-orchestras" correct incorrect

The woodwinds and percussion correct incorrect

The choral ensemble and the orchestra correct incorrect

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. Listen to the excerpt from the second movement of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. Which theme is displayed here?

The lumbering first theme correct incorrect

The shrill second theme correct incorrect

The jaunty third theme correct incorrect

The simple tune of the trio section correct incorrect

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. Match the Britten opera to its source in literature.

Peter Grimes

Select an answer choice Novella by Mann Short novel by Melville Ghost story by James poem by Crabbe

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Billy Budd

Select an answer choice Short novel by Melville Ghost story by James Novella by Mann poem by Crabbe

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The Turn of the Screw

Select an answer choice Novella by Mann Ghost story by James Short novel by Melville poem by Crabbe

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Death in Venice

Select an answer choice poem by Crabbe Novella by Mann Short novel by Melville Ghost story by James