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Aaron Copland1. In what country did Copland study music after high school?

[ ] a. the United States

[ ] b. France

[ ] c. Germany

[ ] d. Mexico

2. What award did Copland win?

[ ] a. an Oscar

[ ] b. the Pulitzer Prize

[ ] c. the Presidential Medal of Freedom

[ ] d. all of these

3. What type of music did Copland use in many of his compositions?

[ ] a. jazz

[ ] b. American folk melodies

[ ] c. Mexican folk melodies

[ ] d. all of these

4. True or False: Copland wrote only for professional musicians.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

5. True or False: Copland is America's foremost composer for the ballet.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

6. Copland wrote for which new, twentieth century technology?

[ ] a. radio

[ ] b. recordings

[ ] c. motion pictures

[ ] d. all of these

7. Copland was commissioned to write a symphony for . He then won a composition contest sponsored by .

[RCArecords]

[theBostonSymphony]

8. True or False: Copland composed many successful ballets.

[ ] a. True

[ ] b. False

9. After 1930, Copland stopped using what in his music?

[ ] a. the piano

[ ] b. flutes

[ ] c. jazz

[ ] d. violins

10. The Listening Example is from the ballet entitled

[ ] a. Billy the Kid

[ ] b. Rodeo

[ ] c. The Firebird

[ ] d. The Entertainer