CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING Directions: Read and analyze the questions very carefully. Choose the best answer and write it in your MAPEH notebook.

1. Which of the following BEST describes the Classical Era?
a. Classical period is also called the Age of Reminiscing.
b. Classical period is an era between the Baroque and Romantic Period from 1780-1850.
c. Classical period is an era when Western countries began to move towards a new style in architecture, literature and the arts.
d. Classical period was when cultural life was dominated by the aristocracy, which in turn favored the middle and lower class.

2. Which of the following BEST describes Classical Music?

a. Classical music is the standard form of music all over the world.

b. Classical music is music written in the European tradition during a

period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830, when forms such as

the symphony, concerto, sonata, and opera were standardized.

c. Classical music is an era between Baroque Music and Romantic

Music from 1780-1850.

d. Classical period was when cultural life was dominated by the

aristocracy, which made music favor the middle and lower class.


3. From the musical pieces you listened to, which of the following is NOT a

characteristic of Classical music?

a. Classical music has an emphasis on elegance and balance.

b. Classical music has short well-balanced melodies and clear-cut

question and answer phrases.

c. Classical music clearly showed dynamics of loud and soft.

d. Classical music is monophonic in nature.


4. Which of the following musical composers is NOT a composer of Classical

Music?

a. Adam de la Halle
c. Franz Joseph Haydn

b. Ludwig Van Beethoven
d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


5. He is regarded as the Father of Symphony and his music reflects his

character and personality: mainly calm, balanced, serious but with

touches of humor. Who is he?

a. Adam de la Halle
c. Franz Joseph Haydn

b. Ludwig Van Beethoven
d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


6. He was a child prodigy and the most amazing genius in musical history

but due to mismanaged finances he lived his life in poverty, died young and

was buried in an unknown grave. Who is he?

a. Adam de la Halle
c. Franz Joseph Haydn

b. Ludwig Van Beethoven
d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


7. He was the composer who bridged the late Classical era and the early

Romantic era. Some of his famous compositions were made when he was

deaf. Who is he?

a. Adam de la Halle
c. Franz Joseph Haydn

b. Ludwig Van Beethoven
d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


8. Classical music has always been around since it started. We can usually

encounter or hear it in the following artforms and media today, EXCEPT IN

__________.

a. In old cartoons
c. In commercials

b. In movies
d. In sports competitions


9. Which symphony can be heard in The Simpsons, The Peanuts(movie),

and Mr. Bean (animated series)?

a. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
c. Mozart’s Magic Flute

b. Beethoven’s 7th Symphony
d. Haydn’s String Quartet No. 82 Op. 77


10. It is a multi-movement work for solo instruments. Which is it?

a. Sonata c. Concerto

b. Symphony d. Sonata allegro form


11. It is the most important form that developed during the classical era

which consists of 3 distinct sections: Exposition, Development and

Recapitulation. Which is it?

a. Sonata c. Concerto

b. Symphony d. Sonata allegro form

12. It is a multi-movement work designed for an instrumental soloist and

orchestra. Which is it?

a. Sonata c. Concerto

b. Symphony d. Classical Opera


13. It is a multi-movement work for orchestra. Which is it?

a. Sonata c. Concerto

b. Symphony d. Classical Opera


14. It is a drama set to music where singers and musicians perform in a

theatrical setting.

a. Sonata c. Concerto

b. Symphony d. Classical Opera


15. Opera Seria usually implies heroic or tragic drama that employs

mythological characters. It is the opposite of Opera Buffa, which of the

following describes Opera Buffa?

a. Opera Buffa is one whose theme was inherited from the Baroque

period.

b. Opera Buffa originated from Italy which made use of everyday

characters and situations.

c. Opera Buffa is a drama set to music where singers and musicians

perform in a theatrical setting.

d. Opera Buffa is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-

glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate

kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.​