Listening to Western Music 8th Edition Test Bank
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CHAPTER 01: THE POWER OF MUSIC
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Multiple Choice
1. According to neuroscientists, when we listen to music it alters the __________ in our brain, thereby affecting our
mental state.
a. electrical stimulation
b. chemical composition
c. weight
d. synapses
e. all of the above
ANSWER: b
2. Which anatomical organ serves as our “central processor,” converting sound waves into electrochemical impulses that
are interpreted by the brain?
a. primary auditory cortex
b. limbic system
c. brainstem
d. basilar membrane
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: d
3. Which sub-region of the brain generates emotion, including how we feel about the music we hear?
a. amygdala
b. basilar membrane
c. cerebellum
d. frontal lobe
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: a
4. In a digital recording, all the components of musical sound, such as pitch, tone color, etc., are reduced to sequences of
binary numbers and stored on compact discs.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
5. Identify the incorrect statement about popular music.
a. often uses electric enhancements to amplify and transform vocal and instrumental sounds
b. primarily vocal
c. has a strong
CHAPTER 01: THE POWER OF MUSIC
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1
Multiple Choice
1. According to neuroscientists, when we listen to music it alters the __________ in our brain, thereby affecting our
mental state.
a. electrical stimulation
b. chemical composition
c. weight
d. synapses
e. all of the above
ANSWER: b
2. Which anatomical organ serves as our “central processor,” converting sound waves into electrochemical impulses that
are interpreted by the brain?
a. primary auditory cortex
b. limbic system
c. brainstem
d. basilar membrane
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: d
3. Which sub-region of the brain generates emotion, including how we feel about the music we hear?
a. amygdala
b. basilar membrane
c. cerebellum
d. frontal lobe
e. hippocampus
ANSWER: a
4. In a digital recording, all the components of musical sound, such as pitch, tone color, etc., are reduced to sequences of
binary numbers and stored on compact discs.
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: a
5. Identify the incorrect statement about popular music.
a. often uses electric enhancements to amplify and transform vocal and instrumental sounds
b. primarily vocal
c. has a strong
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CHAPTER 01: THE POWER OF MUSIC
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supposed to feel
b. works are typically long and repetitions are varied
c. typically uses acoustic instruments
d. primarily instrumental
e. melody and harmony typically more prominent than rhythm
ANSWER: a
7. In musical terminology, __________ means “type” of music.
a. motive
b. encore
c. sound waves
d. genre
e. syncopation
ANSWER: d
8. Genre and venue in music not only implies what and where you might hear music performed, but also how one might
CHAPTER 01: THE POWER OF MUSIC
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supposed to feel
b. works are typically long and repetitions are varied
c. typically uses acoustic instruments
d. primarily instrumental
e. melody and harmony typically more prominent than rhythm
ANSWER: a
7. In musical terminology, __________ means “type” of music.
a. motive
b. encore
c. sound waves
d. genre
e. syncopation
ANSWER: d
8. Genre and venue in music not only implies what and where you might hear music performed, but also how one might
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