Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Chapter 2: Ragtime

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Ragtime flourished in the United States
A)just before the Civil War.
B)from the 1860s to about 1890.
C)from the 1890s to about 1915.
D)between the two world wars.
2
The "king of ragtime" is acknowledged to be
A)John Philip Sousa.
B)W. C. Handy.
C)Scott Joplin.
D)George Gershwin.
3
Which of the following is not a characteristic of ragtime?
A)improvised piano music
B)generally in duple meter
C)performed at a moderate march tempo
D)contains a syncopated right hand melody
4
Treemonisha is a(n) _______________ by Scott Joplin.
A)opera
B)ballet
C)piano rag
D)march
5
Maple Leaf Rag was named
A)as a tribute to Canada, where Joplin was well received.
B)after the saloon in Sedalia, Missouri, where Joplin worked.
C)for the town where Joplin's publisher lived.
D)in celebration of the budding trees of springtime.
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