Reading Quiz for Chapter 13

Read Chapter 13 in your book and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

  1. Question

    What technical development in music was spurred by the prominence of the symphony in the Classical era?

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    What technical development in music was spurred by the prominence of the symphony in the Classical era?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See the opening of Chapter 13.

  2. Question

    The first movement of a typical Classical symphony is usually written in

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    The first movement of a typical Classical symphony is usually written in
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The Movements of the Symphony in Chapter 13.

  3. Question

    The second movement of a typical Classical symphony usually gives the listener a period of contrast due to its

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    The second movement of a typical Classical symphony usually gives the listener a period of contrast due to its
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The Movements of the Symphony in Chapter 13.

  4. Question

    The third movement of a typical Classical symphony is usually written in

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    The third movement of a typical Classical symphony is usually written in
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The Movements of the Symphony in Chapter 13.

  5. Question

    The fastest movement in a typical Classical symphony is usually

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    The fastest movement in a typical Classical symphony is usually
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The Movements of the Symphony in Chapter 13.

  6. Question

    Sonata form can be seen as a very large-scale A B A′ form, with each letter standing for the following terms:

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    Sonata form can be seen as a very large-scale A B A′ form, with each letter standing for the following terms:
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Sonata Form in Chapter 13.

  7. Question

    What happens in the development section of a sonata-form movement?

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    What happens in the development section of a sonata-form movement?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Development (B) in Chapter 13.

  8. Question

    The first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor is a fine example of what form?

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    The first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor is a fine example of what form?
    Correct.

  9. Question

    The Classical variation form contains

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    The Classical variation form contains
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Classical Variation Form in Chapter 13.

  10. Question

    Included in the more than one hundred symphonies Franz Joseph Haydn wrote are the last twelve, known as

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    Included in the more than one hundred symphonies Franz Joseph Haydn wrote are the last twelve, known as
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Symphonies of Haydn in Chapter 13.

  11. Question

    In the second movement of Symphony No. 94 in G (“The Surprise”), how did Haydn deviate from the typical variation form?

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    In the second movement of Symphony No. 94 in G (“The Surprise”), how did Haydn deviate from the typical variation form?
    Correct.

  12. Question

    Which dance type from the Baroque suite was incorporated into Classical genres such as the symphony?

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    Which dance type from the Baroque suite was incorporated into Classical genres such as the symphony?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Minuet Form (Classical Dance Form) in Chapter 13.

  13. Question

    What is the trio?

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    What is the trio?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Baroque and Classical Dance Form in Chapter 13.

  14. Question

    What is the critical feature of the rondo form?

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    What is the critical feature of the rondo form?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Rondo Form in Chapter 13.

  15. Question

    In the Classical era, rondo form was usually used for

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    In the Classical era, rondo form was usually used for
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Rondo Form in Chapter 13.