Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 12: Ludwig van Beethoven

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Beethoven's greatest liturgical music is to be found in his
A)Mass in B Minor.
B)Missa Solemnis.
C)Fidelio.
D)Eighth Symphony.
2
Beethoven's late works, composed after he was totally deaf, include
A)piano sonatas.
B)string quartets.
C)the Ninth Symphony.
D)All answers are correct.
3
Beethoven greatly expanded the _____________ section of the sonata-form movement and made it more dramatic.
A)introduction
B)exposition
C)development
D)recapitulation
4
The choral finale of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is based on
A)Dante's Inferno.
B)Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
C)Schiller's Ode to Joy.
D)Shelley's Ode to the West Wind.
5
Beethoven's sixteen __________ are generally considered among the greatest music ever composed.
A)piano concertos
B)string quartets
C)piano sonatas
D)symphonies
6
One of the most famous rhythmic ideas in music is the short-short-short-long motive found in Beethoven's
A)3rd Symphony.
B)Fidelio.
C)5th Symphony.
D)Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 15.
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