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TEST BANK – Chapter 2
1. The regular pulse in music is called the
a. beat
b. meter
c. tempo
d. rhythm
e. measure
ANS: a. beat
2. Meter is the
a. speed of the music
b. regularity of the beats
c. pattern of the beats
d. pattern of the notes
e. length of a rhythmic pattern
ANS: c. the pattern of the beats
3. The basic ratio on which the notation of rhythm is based is
a. 2:1
b. 3:1
c. 4:1
d. 5:1
e. 6:1
ANS: a. 2:1
4. Syncopation occurs when
a. the meter changes
b. the tempo changes
c. two rhythmic patterns are heard at the same time
d. the emphasis of the rhythm is placed where it is not expected
e. there is no sound for a complete beat
ANS: d. the emphasis of the rhythm is placed where it is not expected
5. The terms that indicate tempo in music are usually in
a. German
b. English
c. French
d. Italian
e. Spanish
ANS: d. Italian
6. A feature of the rhythm in African music is
a. a strongly felt regular beat
b. a strongly felt irregular beat
c. two or more rhythmic patterns occurring at the same time
d. the extensive use of 3/4 meter
e. the extensive use of 2/4 meter
ANS: c. two or more rhythmic patterns occurring at the same time
7. Because every piece of music moves through time, every piece of music has some
type of rhythm.
ANS: T
8. Tempo refers to the
a. speed of the beats
b. pattern of the beats
c. length of the beats
d. lack of beats
e. number of beats
ANS: a. speed of the beats
9. Sensing rhythm in music is basically an intellectual process.
ANS: F
10. [Image] Number 1 in the above example is pointing to the [music notation to be
supplied]
a. meter signature
*b. quarter note
c. quarter rest
ANS: b. quarter note
11. [Image] Number 2 in the above example is pointing to the [music notation to be
supplied]
a. treble clef
b. meter signature
*c. tempo marking
ANS: tempo marking
12. [Image] Which of these measures contains syncopation? [music notation to be
supplied]
a. The first one
*b. The second one
c. The third one
ANS: b. The second one
13. Polyrhythms are a feature of the music from which part of the world?
a. Latin America
b. Middle East
c. Asia and India
d. Africa
e. Europe
ANS: d. Africa
14. Even if all the beats in a steady series are equally loud, the tendency of listeners is
to think of them in small groups of twos or threes.
ANS: T
15. The beat during this piece of music (TB2-a, CD 1, Track 4, 0:00-0:16)
a. becomes gradually faster
b. becomes gradually slower
c. remains steady
d. becomes irregular
ANS: c. remains steady
16. What is the meter of this example (same clip as TB2-a)
a. two- or four beat
b. three beat
c. five beat
d. irregular
ANS: a. two- or four beat
