Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 18: Giacomo Puccini

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Puccini's operas have lasting appeal because
A)he had a marvelous sense of theater.
B)his melodies have short, memorable phrases and are intensely emotional.
C)he minimized the difference between aria and recitative, thus creating a continuous flow of music.
D)All answers are correct.
2
In La Bohème, who sings the aria "Che gelida manina" ("How cold your little hand is!")?
A)Mimi
B)Schaunard
C)Rodolfo
D)Marcello
3
Puccini used melodic and rhythmic elements derived from Asian music in his operas
A)Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
B)Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
C)La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
D)Tosca and Turandot.
4
An artistic trend of the 1890s, in which operas dealt with ordinary people and true-to-life situations, was known as
A)opera seria.
B)Cavalleria rusticana.
C)exoticism
D)verismo.
5
Which of the following operas was not written by Puccini?
A)Tosca
B)Madame Butterfly
C)Turandot
D)I Pagliacci
6
Puccini's first successful opera was
A)Madame Butterfly.
B)La Bohème.
C)Manon Lescaut.
D)Turandot.
7
La Bohème takes place in
A)Seville.
B)Milan.
C)Rome.
D)Paris.
8
Mimi and Rodolfo meet for the first time in La Bohème because she has come to his door to ask for a
A)light for her candle.
B)drink of wine.
C)dinner date.
D)cup of sugar.
9
In La Bohème, Rodolfo is a young
A)painter.
B)poet
C)philosopher.
D)musician.
10
Which of the following operas is considered an example of verismo?
A)Turandot
B)Tosca
C)Nabucco
D)Die Walküre
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