Strayer University - HUM 112 Week 1 Quiz

 Question 1
2 out of 2 points

Why did Gabrieli
organize his
compositions
around a single
note-the tonic
note?
Answer
Selected Answer:
To heighten the sense of harmonic drama
Correct Answer:
To heighten the sense of harmonic drama

 Question 2
2 out of 2 points

Why was the
division between
the Council of
Trent-rejected
secular music and
religious
compositions less
pronounced in
Venice?
Answer
Selected Answer:
It traditionally had ignored papal authority
Correct Answer:
It traditionally had ignored papal authority

 Question 3
0 out of 2 points

What is the
meaning of the
Portuguese term
barroco, from
which "Baroque"

, likely derived?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Ecstasy
Correct Answer:
Misshapen pearl

 Question 4
0 out of 2 points

As reported in the
chapter's
"Continuity and
Change" section,
why did Louis
XIV reject
Bernini's design
for a new façade
for the Louvre?
Answer
Selected Answer:
It would be too expensive to build
Correct Answer:
It was too elaborate and ornate

 Question 5
2 out of 2 points

Why is Vivaldi's
The Four Seasons
known as program
music?
Answer
Selected Answer:
Its purely instrumental music is connected to a story or idea
Correct Answer:
Its purely instrumental music is connected to a story or idea

 Question 6
2 out of 2 points