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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University

The Classical Period
The Classical Style

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Interest in forming a total illusion; theatrical
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
2

Fills the space with action and movement
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
3

Emphasis on balance and clarity of structures
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
4

Age of enlightenment
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
5

Louis XIV as the epitome of his age
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
6

Impartial in approach; reality rather than illusion
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
7

Complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
8

New approach to science based on the union of mathematics and experiment
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
9

Attempt to recapture the noble simplicity and calm grandeur of ancient Greece and Rome
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
10

Evolution of the standard orchestra of four sections
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
11

Free interchange of instrumental parts
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
12

Emergence of major and minor as basis of tonality
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
13

End of the basso continuo
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
14

Faith in the power of reason as the best guide to human conduct
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
15

Age of grandeur
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
16

Period of Voltaire, Diderot, David, Goya, and Hogarth
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
17

Exploitation of individual tone colors in orchestration
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
18

Emotional restraint and good taste
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
19

Basso continuo as the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.
20

Period of Galileo, Newton, Bernini, Rubens, and Rembrandt
A)BAROQUE
B)CLASSICAL
C)None of the above.