Q.1
In terms of cliche, what type of music sounds 'happy'?
  • Music in a major key
  • Music in a minor key
  • Music played loudly
  • Music played quickly
Q.2
What type of music sounds 'sad'?
  • Music played in a major key
  • Music played in a minor key
  • Music played slowly
  • Music with rapidly alternating time signatures
Q.3
Musical cliché can be found in .......
  • video game music
  • film music
  • classical music
  • All of the above
Q.4
What is the purpose of musical cliché in film?
  • To generate dramatic effect
  • To heighten the sense of excitement
  • To bring out emotion or warn the audience of danger
  • All of the above
Q.5
What effect might a glissando best serve in film?
  • To represent the 'sound' of someone slipping up
  • To represent a gun firing
  • To represent a high speed chase scene
  • None of the above
Q.6
The use of tremolo in film is most commonly found in .......
  • action films - often played on a drum
  • animation films - often played on a triangle
  • comedy films - usually played on a piano
  • horror films - often played on an organ
Q.7
A fast musical passage is most representative of .......
  • the sun rising in a film
  • the sun setting in a film
  • a high speed chase in a film
  • a slow and uneventful scene in a film
Q.8
What is the function of a sudden dynamic in a film?
  • To add a sense of love in an emotional scene
  • To provide an unprovoked 'jump' in a horror scene
  • To decrease tension in a scene
  • None of the above
Q.9
Which is likely to have high sounding string parts?
  • A horror film
  • A romantic film
  • An animation film
  • Theoretically, all of the above
Q.10
What is the function of syncopation in film score?
  • To provide a feeling of psychological uncertainty
  • To provide the viewer with a feeling of calm
  • To assist as an audible 'bridge' between scenes
  • All of the above
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