Arts and Humanities
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- Q1In music notation, a slur MOST closely resembles which of the following symbols?a flatan eighth resta repeat signa tie30s
- Q2If a musician plays notes in a short, detached manner, she is playing in what style?staccatofermatalegatoallegro30s
- Q3Which of the following musical elements can be monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, or imitative?timbretemporhythmtexture30s
- Q4Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven composed during which of the following eras, whose clear, simple melodies and emotional restraint contrasted with an earlier period’s complexity?BaroqueRomanticRenaissanceClassical30s
- Q5Music that is sung without instrumental accompaniment is, by definition, in which of the following styles?a cappellabig bandrequiemchamber30s
- Q6According to Britannica’s definition of keyboard, which of the following musical instruments NEVER has a keyboard?synthesizerharpsichordorganmarimba30s
- Q7Which choice names a George Gershwin tone poem whose score called for taxi horns?The Rite of SpringAn American in Paris“Fanfare for the Common Man”Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun30s
- Q8Which of the following composers set the poetic text “Ode to Joy” in the fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony?Ludwig van BeethovenFrederic ChopinJohannes BrahmsFranz Schubert30s
- Q9Which of the following movements is non-locomotor?gallopsliderockskip30s
- Q10Accent, duration, and beat are all subcategories of which dance element?timeenergybodyspace30s
- Q11Which of the dancer-choreographers was influenced by Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, and ran a performance school with her husband Ted Shawn?Ruth St. DenisMartha GrahamAgnes de MilleTwyla Tharp30s
- Q12Which one of the following musicals did Jerome Robbins choreograph?PippinWest Side StoryThe Pajama GameChicago30s
- Q13The Theater of Dionysus, which sits on the south side of the Acropolis, was home to some of the earliest Western plays ever performed. Its remains are in which present-day country?ItalyGermanyGreeceFrance30s
- Q14The Bird Woman, Bert, and the Banks family are all characters in which of the following musicals?The Music ManMary PoppinsPeter PanThe Producers30s
- Q15Which word names a speech an actor delivers while alone, or while ignoring other actors onstage?encoresoliloquyspectaclepantomime30s