Question 1

Niccolò Paganini was a great virtuoso on what instrument?

Accepted Answer

A)  piano 
B)  guitar 
C)  trumpet 
D)  violin 
A)  piano 
B)  guitar 
C)  trumpet 
D)  violin

Question 2

What did Richard Wagner mean by Gesamtkunstwerk ?

Accepted Answer

A)  the higher realm 
B)  super consciousness 
C)  total art work 
D)   total immersion 
A)  the higher realm 
B)  super consciousness 
C)  total art work 
D)   total immersion

Question 3

In which of the following musical forms did Chopin NOT compose any music?

Accepted Answer

A)  nocturne 
B)  opera 
C)  prelude 
D)  polonaise 
A)  nocturne 
B)  opera 
C)  prelude 
D)  polonaise

Question 4

What are the principal characteristics of Romanticism?

Accepted Answer

The expression of feelings, se

Question 5

What did Chopin, Mussorgsky, and Smetana have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were Polish. 
B)  They incorporated folk tunes into their compositions. 
C)  They were Russian expatriates living in Paris. 
D)  They composed exclusively for violin and orchestra. 
A)  They were Polish. 
B)  They incorporated folk tunes into their compositions. 
C)  They were Russian expatriates living in Paris. 
D)  They composed exclusively for violin and orchestra.

Question 6

What 1853 work broke new ground in the history of opera by dealing with contemporary life rather than a historical or mythological subject?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nabucco 
B)  Luisa Miller 
C)  Rigoletto 
D)  La Traviata 
A)  Nabucco 
B)  Luisa Miller 
C)  Rigoletto 
D)  La Traviata

Question 7

Which group of three were great musical virtuosos of the 19th century ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chopin, Berlioz, and Scarlatti 
B)   Liszt, Chopin, and Paganini 
C)  Beethoven, Haydn, Liszt 
D)  Mussorgsky, Smetana, and Paganini 
A)  Chopin, Berlioz, and Scarlatti 
B)   Liszt, Chopin, and Paganini 
C)  Beethoven, Haydn, Liszt 
D)  Mussorgsky, Smetana, and Paganini

Question 8

What is the German term for a musical theme assigned to a specific character, idea, or object?

Accepted Answer

A)  dies irae 
B)  mazurka 
C)  liebestod 
D)  leitmotiv 
A)  dies irae 
B)  mazurka 
C)  liebestod 
D)  leitmotiv

Question 9

What is the literal English translation of the Italian word scherzo ?

Accepted Answer

A)  dance 
B)  interlude 
C)  joke 
D)  slow 
A)  dance 
B)  interlude 
C)  joke 
D)  slow

Question 10

Who are two early developers of photography?

Accepted Answer

A)  Niépce and Daguerre 
B)  Constable and Copley 
C)  Friedrich and Heade 
D)  Hawthorn and Melville 
A)  Niépce and Daguerre 
B)  Constable and Copley 
C)  Friedrich and Heade 
D)  Hawthorn and Melville

Question 11

What contributed to the rise of the novel in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

The rising popularity of the novel in th

Question 12

What were common themes of the novels of George Sand?

Accepted Answer

A)  the opportunities and recognition enjoyed by women in French society 
B)  the inequities and injustices faced by women in French society 
C)  the inequities and injustices faced by women in English society 
D)  the opportunities and recognition enjoyed by women in English society 
A)  the opportunities and recognition enjoyed by women in French society 
B)  the inequities and injustices faced by women in French society 
C)  the inequities and injustices faced by women in English society 
D)  the opportunities and recognition enjoyed by women in English society

Question 13

Which 19th-century opera composer was most closely associated with the nationalist movement in Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verdi 
B)  Donizetti 
C)  Puccini 
D)  Rossini 
A)  Verdi 
B)  Donizetti 
C)  Puccini 
D)  Rossini

Question 14

What is the title of Victor Hugo's expansive novel describing the plight of the victims of social injustices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Les Misérables 
B)  Le Père Goriot 
C)  La Traviata 
D)  Pride and Prejudice 
A)  Les Misérables 
B)  Le Père Goriot 
C)  La Traviata 
D)  Pride and Prejudice

Question 15

Who is usually regarded as the pioneer of musical romanticism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brahms 
B)  Beethoven 
C)  Haydn 
D)  Chopin 
A)  Brahms 
B)  Beethoven 
C)  Haydn 
D)  Chopin

Question 16

Which of the following were parts of the basis for the German literary movement known as Sturm und Drang ?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rejection of the ideals of the French Romantic literary movement 
B)  the inspiration of German society with a sense of unity and nationalism 
C)  the rejection of the Neo-Classical ideas of reason, order, and balance 
D)  the compilation of German folklore and mythology 
A)  the rejection of the ideals of the French Romantic literary movement 
B)  the inspiration of German society with a sense of unity and nationalism 
C)  the rejection of the Neo-Classical ideas of reason, order, and balance 
D)  the compilation of German folklore and mythology

Question 17

What was the subject of Henry David Thoreau's Walden ?

Accepted Answer

A)  the redefinition of men and women's roles in the 19th century 
B)  the intersection of the spiritual and the material world 
C)  political justice and equality 
D)  the nature of human existence and of nature 
A)  the redefinition of men and women's roles in the 19th century 
B)  the intersection of the spiritual and the material world 
C)  political justice and equality 
D)  the nature of human existence and of nature

Question 18

What important French Realist novelist described the banal life of bourgeois (middle-class) Emma Bovary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flaubert 
B)  Balzac 
C)  Hugo 
D)  Sand 
A)  Flaubert 
B)  Balzac 
C)  Hugo 
D)  Sand

Question 19

Which Romantic artist used his paintings to criticize the Spanish court and to explore the darker side of life, including his own suffering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingres 
B)  Velázquez 
C)  Goya 
D)  Chateaubriand 
A)  Ingres 
B)  Velázquez 
C)  Goya 
D)  Chateaubriand

Question 20

What 19th -century composer revered Beethoven and was so intimidated by Beethoven's example that he waited until he was 44 to attempt his first symphony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brahms 
B)  Liszt 
C)  Smetana 
D)  Rimsky-Korsakov 
A)  Brahms 
B)  Liszt 
C)  Smetana 
D)  Rimsky-Korsakov

Exam 20: Europe and America 1800 1870

Niccolò Paganini was a great virtuoso on what instrument?

What did Richard Wagner mean by Gesamtkunstwerk ?

In which of the following musical forms did Chopin NOT compose any music?

What are the principal characteristics of Romanticism?

What did Chopin, Mussorgsky, and Smetana have in common?

What 1853 work broke new ground in the history of opera by dealing with contemporary life rather than a historical or mythological subject?

Which group of three were great musical virtuosos of the 19th century ?

What is the German term for a musical theme assigned to a specific character, idea, or object?

What is the literal English translation of the Italian word scherzo ?

Who are two early developers of photography?

What contributed to the rise of the novel in the 19th century?

What were common themes of the novels of George Sand?

Which 19th-century opera composer was most closely associated with the nationalist movement in Italy?

What is the title of Victor Hugo's expansive novel describing the plight of the victims of social injustices?

Who is usually regarded as the pioneer of musical romanticism?

Which of the following were parts of the basis for the German literary movement known as Sturm und Drang ?

What was the subject of Henry David Thoreau's Walden ?

What important French Realist novelist described the banal life of bourgeois (middle-class) Emma Bovary?

Which Romantic artist used his paintings to criticize the Spanish court and to explore the darker side of life, including his own suffering?

What 19th -century composer revered Beethoven and was so intimidated by Beethoven's example that he waited until he was 44 to attempt his first symphony?

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Which group of three were great musical virtuosos of the 19^th century ?

What contributed to the rise of the novel in the 19^th century?

Which 19^th-century opera composer was most closely associated with the nationalist movement in Italy?

What 19^th -century composer revered Beethoven and was so intimidated by Beethoven's example that he waited until he was 44 to attempt his first symphony?