Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives

Chapter 14: Opera and Beyond

Self Check Quiz

1
What is an aria?
A)a song for a solo singer and orchestra
B)a sung conversation
C)a staged drama that is mostly sung
D)a comic opera
2
The word opera means "works of art." The singular form of opera is
A)opus.
B)operum.
C)arium.
D)aria.
3
A play contains dialogue just as an opera has
A)opera buffa.
B)verismo.
C)recitative.
D)opera seria.
4
A style of Italian opera with realistic portrayals of everyday life is called a(n)
A)opus.
B)verismo.
C)libretto.
D)operetta.
5
The sustaining of a pitch is called
A)fermata.
B)verismo.
C)libretto.
D)pathos.
6
The feeling of sympathetic pity or compassion for a character is called
A)fermata.
B)pathos.
C)verismo.
D)buffa.
7
Jonathan Larson updated the story of La Bohème to the present day. The name of the updated musical is
A)Rent.
B)Les Misérables.
C)Hair.
D)Miss Saigon.
8
Which of these do Rent and La Bohème have in common?
A)The were written by the same composer.
B)The have the same basic plot.
C)They are set in the same century.
D)They are set in the same city.
9
The text of an opera or a musical, including dialogue and lyrics, is called a
A)libretto.
B)composition.
C)recitative.
D)opus.
10
The first operas were based on
A)current affairs.
B)science fiction.
C)everyday problems.
D)ancient myths.
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