Listening Quiz for Chapter 8

Read Chapter 8 in your book and practice listening by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

  1. This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?

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    This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Claudio Monteverdi, The Coronation of Poppea in Chapter 8.
  2. This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?

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    This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Claudio Monteverdi, The Coronation of Poppea in Chapter 8.
  3. The excerpt heard here is from which work?

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    The excerpt heard here is from which work?
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    Incorrect. See Claudio Monteverdi, The Coronation of Poppea in Chapter 8.
  4. The excerpt heard here is from which work?

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    The excerpt heard here is from which work?
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  5. What describes the use of meter in this passage?

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    What describes the use of meter in this passage?
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  6. This dance by Frescobaldi is in what meter?

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    This dance by Frescobaldi is in what meter?
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  7. Which is featured in this passage?

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    Which is featured in this passage?
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  8. The excerpt heard here is from which work?

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    The excerpt heard here is from which work?
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    Incorrect. See Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas in Chapter 8.
  9. This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?

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    This passage is an example of which style of presenting words in an opera?
    Correct.
    Incorrect. See Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas in Chapter 8.
  10. What contributes to the mournful quality of this passage?

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    What contributes to the mournful quality of this passage?
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    Incorrect. See Henry Purcell, Dido and Aeneas in Chapter 8.