Question 1

Which opera concerns a court jester's daughter who is seduced by her father's master?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rigoletto 
B)  La Traviata 
C)  Sweeney Todd 
D)  The Magic Flute 
E)  The Flying Dutchman

Question 2

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ blends tragic drama with a rock score

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 3

Woman killed in final scene of Sweeney Todd:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mrs. Todd 
B)  Lady Wishfort 
C)  the mayor's wife 
D)  a judge's mistress 
E)  the kitchen inspector

Question 4

Outwitted by servants in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro:

Accepted Answer

A)  countess 
B)  count 
C)  Rigolettos' daughter 
D)  Alfredo 
E)  Lorenzo da Ponte

Question 5

Spring Awakening is a ballet composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A gambler, pimp, and drug dealer named Sportin' Life is a deceptively charming character in West Side Story.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Monteverdi's most famous opera, Rigoletto, is based on the myth of Hercules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 9

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Giuseppe Verdi

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 10

The early eighteenth-century classical opera, Orefo et Euridice, is

Accepted Answer

A)  precise, rhythmic, and restrained 
B)  emotional, dramatic, and spontaneous 
C)  humorous, farcical, and satirical 
D)  romantic, melodic, and Dionysian 
E)  melodramatic, two-dimensional, and tear-jerking

Question 11

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ like Nureyev and Nijinsky

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 12

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ object central to plot of Wagner's four-opera cycle

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 13

Wagner wanted to rid opera of its standard melodramatic plots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ political satire

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 15

The 1975 musical about dancers auditioning for a Broadway musical was called One Singular Sensation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ dance genre associated with Martha Graham

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 17

The time period when American musical comedy flourished:

Accepted Answer

A)  from the Vietnam War through the 1990s 
B)  the eighteenth century 
C)  the early 1960s "mod" era 
D)  the Jazz Age of the 1920s 
E)  from World War I to the early 1950s

Question 18

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ Monteverdi and Gluck both wrote operas about this figure from Greek myth

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Question 19

The New York City Ballet was founded by dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use.
-___ composer of Treemonisha

Accepted Answer

A) Spring Awakening 
B) libretto 
C) ring 
D) modern 
E) Figaro
F)medal
G)romantic opera
H)Of Thee I Sing
I)singspiel
J)Scott Joplin
K)"Ol' Man River"
L)Pal Joey
M)George Balanchine
N)Mikhail Baryshnikov
O)GiuseppeVerdi
P)Swan Lake
Q)George Gershwin
R)barber
S)choreographer
T)Orpheus
U)Zeus

Exam 8: The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Which opera concerns a court jester's daughter who is seduced by her father's master?

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ blends tragic drama with a rock score

Woman killed in final scene of Sweeney Todd:

Outwitted by servants in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro:

Spring Awakening is a ballet composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.

A gambler, pimp, and drug dealer named Sportin' Life is a deceptively charming character in West Side Story.

Monteverdi's most famous opera, Rigoletto, is based on the myth of Hercules.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Giuseppe Verdi

The early eighteenth-century classical opera, Orefo et Euridice, is

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ like Nureyev and Nijinsky

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ object central to plot of Wagner's four-opera cycle

Wagner wanted to rid opera of its standard melodramatic plots.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ political satire

The 1975 musical about dancers auditioning for a Broadway musical was called One Singular Sensation.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ dance genre associated with Martha Graham

The time period when American musical comedy flourished:

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ Monteverdi and Gluck both wrote operas about this figure from Greek myth

The New York City Ballet was founded by dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.

Find the matching number from among the choices listed at bottom. You may use choices more than once, and be aware that there are more choices than you will use. -___ composer of Treemonisha