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1
When did public concerts being to take place in Colonial America?
A)1720s
B)1770s
C)1740s
D)1776
2
By The later part of the 1700s what became an important business throughout Colonial America?
A)musical instrument building
B)concert hall building
C)music publishing
D)all of the above
3
The most popular instrument to accompany dance was:
A)the piano
B)the flute
C)the fife
D)the fiddle
4
Which American president was an avid amateur musician?
A)George Washington
B)Samuel Adams
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)Thomas Jefferson
5
The "glass harmonica" was invented by:
A)Thomas Jefferson
B)John Antes
C)Thomas Edison
D)Benjamin Franklin
6
Who ran a music store in Philadelphia that became a leading center of musical activity after the Revolutionary War?
A)Alexander Reinagle
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)Benjamin Carr
D)Thomas Jefferson
7
One of the most frequently performed musical theater pieces in Colonial America was:
A)Three Penny Opera
B)Pocahontas
C)Rip van Winkle
D)The Beggar's Opera
8
What do most audience members do after a musical theater performance?
A)go home
B)go to a bar to meet performers
C)go to dinner
D)go to a dance or ball
9
Who first ordered music to be provided to military troops?
A)John Adams
B)George Washington
C)Thomas Jefferson
D)John Adams
10
The most popular form of music theater entertainment was that of:
A)opera
B)opera comique
C)opera seria
D)ballad opera





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