Reading Quiz for Chapter 15

Read Chapter 15 in your book and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

  1. Question

    How were great artists beginning to be viewed in Beethoven’s time?

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    How were great artists beginning to be viewed in Beethoven’s time?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See the opening of Chapter 15.

  2. Question

    Beethoven occupies a unique position between what two styles?

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    Beethoven occupies a unique position between what two styles?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Between Classicism and Romanticism in Chapter 15.

  3. Question

    Beethoven’s Eroica (Heroic) Symphony was originally written to honor

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    Beethoven’s Eroica (Heroic) Symphony was originally written to honor
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The French Revolution in Chapter 15.

  4. Question

    For Beethoven and many of his generation, the French Revolution of 1789 represented

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    For Beethoven and many of his generation, the French Revolution of 1789 represented
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The French Revolution in Chapter 15.

  5. Question

    What was the Heiligenstadt Testament?

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    What was the Heiligenstadt Testament?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Ludwig van Beethoven in Chapter 15.

  6. Question

    The most important features of Beethoven’s music described in Chapter 15 are

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    The most important features of Beethoven’s music described in Chapter 15 are
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Beethoven and the Symphony in Chapter 15.

  7. Question

    Beethoven is said to have associated the first movement of his Fifth Symphony with the image of

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    Beethoven is said to have associated the first movement of his Fifth Symphony with the image of
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Beethoven and the Symphony in Chapter 15.

  8. Question

    One of Beethoven’s innovations was to replace the minuet movement of the symphony with the

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    One of Beethoven’s innovations was to replace the minuet movement of the symphony with the
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See The Scherzo in Chapter 15.

  9. Question

    In Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the “DA DA DA DAAA” pattern heard constantly throughout the first movement is an example of

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    In Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, the “DA DA DA DAAA” pattern heard constantly throughout the first movement is an example of
    Correct.

  10. Question

    The first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is in what form?

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    The first movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 is in what form?
    Correct.

  11. Question

    In the development section of the first movement of Symphony No. 5, the two middle pitches of the bridge theme are isolated and echoed between woodwinds and strings. This process is called

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    In the development section of the first movement of Symphony No. 5, the two middle pitches of the bridge theme are isolated and echoed between woodwinds and strings. This process is called
    Correct.

  12. Question

    How many movements are in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?

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    How many movements are in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?
    Correct.

  13. Question

    Beethoven’s music is traditionally divided into how many style periods?

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    Beethoven’s music is traditionally divided into how many style periods?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Beethoven’s “Third Period” in Chapter 15.

  14. Question

    Music of Beethoven’s third period generally can be described as

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    Music of Beethoven’s third period generally can be described as
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Beethoven’s “Third Period” in Chapter 15.

  15. Question

    Many works of Beethoven’s third period are written in intimate genres such as

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    Many works of Beethoven’s third period are written in intimate genres such as
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Beethoven’s “Third Period” in Chapter 15.