Multiple Choice Quiz


1	A psalter includes
		A)	the Book of Psalms.
		B)	metered and rhymed versions of the psalms.
		C)	hymns in the refined style.
		D)	camp-meeting songs.


2	Singing schools were organized to
		A)	train choir directors.
		B)	develop singers.
		C)	improve hymn singing.
		D)	provide massed choirs.


3	Fasola was a system used to
		A)	facilitate music reading.
		B)	improve hymn writing.
		C)	provide singing at revivals.
		D)	notate music.


4	William Billings was
		A)	an American composer.
		B)	a British composer.
		C)	a song leader.
		D)	an organist.


5	Charles Wesley was
		A)	an American hymn writer.
		B)	a British hymn writer.
		C)	a singing school master.
		D)	a revival song leader.


6	The refined style describes
		A)	folk hymns from the oral tradition.
		B)	four-part hymns modeled after European styles of music.
		C)	hymns and anthems to be sung by choirs.
		D)	rural revival hymns.


7	Fuging tunes relate more to
		A)	the late nineteenth century.
		B)	a style of hymn-writing.
		C)	music for string bands.
		D)	orchestral and organ music.


8	Evangelists, itinerant preachers, televangelists, and other preachers valued
		A)	hymnsinging.
		B)	song leaders.
		C)	special music presentations.
		D)	all of the above


9	The Great Awakening was
		A)	a time of religious emotion and fervor.
		B)	a folk revival.
		C)	a socio-political upheaval.
		D)	a religious upheaval.


10	Singing schools were
		A)	social events.
		B)	musical events.
		C)	religious events.
		D)	all of the above.


11	Thomas A. Dorsey
		A)	was a big band leader.
		B)	was a camp-meeting song leader.
		C)	is considered the “father of black gospel music.”
		D)	is considered one of the most influential American composer of hymns.


12	Edwin Hawkins contributed significantly to
		A)	American hymnody.
		B)	black gospel music.
		C)	pop culture.
		D)	revival music.


13	Isaac Watts’s hymns are best known for their
		A)	texts that are not dependent on the Psalms.
		B)	texts that are full of imagery and emotional intensity.
		C)	popularity among black and white Americans.
		D)	all of the above.


14	Southern gospel is known for its
		A)	emotional intensity and passionate expression.
		B)	melodic embellishments and improvisation.
		C)	rural, hillbilly influences.
		D)	all of the above.


15	Smooth, stepwise melodies are
		A)	conjunct.
		B)	consonant.
		C)	confluent.
		D)	conjoined.


16	Duple meter is
		A)	2-beat or 4-beat.
		B)	3-beat.
		C)	mixed.
		D)	non-metric.


17	Melodic embellishment involves in varying degrees
		A)	adding notes.
		B)	improvising.
		C)	interpreting.
		D)	all of the above.


18	The chord of rest is
		A)	the tonic.
		B)	the subtonic.
		C)	the dominant.
		D)	the subdominant.


19	Timbre refers to
		A)	color.
		B)	woodwinds.
		C)	complexity.
		D)	the degree of loudness.

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