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Take a 25 question quiz to test and certify your knowledge of the tutorial-video course
Music Theory 201 - Jazz Theory Explored.
Get a mark of 80% or higher to pass this quiz!
1
The __________ provide a lot of the notes that we need to work over chords with altered notes.
pentatonic scales
melodic scales
major scales
2
Which album brought the concept of modal to a wider audience?
"Future Shock" by Herbie Hancock
"Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis
"First Circle" by Pat Metheny
"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane
3
Jazz primarily uses triads. True or false?
True
False
4
What is the C Major Pentatonic Scale?
C E F G A
C E G A B
C D E G A
C D E F G
5
The C whole tone scale contains the same note as the D whole note scale. True or false?
True
False
6
Who was not a jazzman of the Swing Era?
Artie Shaw
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Thelonious Monk
7
What is the difference between a minor 7th chord and a half-diminished 7th chord?
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 7th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
The half-diminished 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The half-diminished 7th chord has a raised 7th
8
What is the difference between a dominant 7th chord and a minor 7th chord?
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 7th
The minor 7th chord has a raised 7th
The minor 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
9
A G▵ chord is the same as a G7 chord. True or false?
True
False
10
Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of most jazz music?
Syncopation
Pre-arranged parts and patterns
Individual expression
Improvisation
11
Which mode includes the following notes? C - D - E - F# - G - A -B - C
C Lydian
C Dorian
C Superlocrian
C Aeolian
12
What is the difference between a major 7th chord and a dominant 7th chord?
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 7th
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 5th
The dominant 7th chord has a raised 7th
The dominant 7th chord has a flatted 3rd
13
How is a half-diminished 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a circle
With the number 7
With a a circle with a slash through it
With a triangle
14
Jazz began its development in __________.
Washington
Los Angeles
New York City
New Orleans
15
In jazz, the kick and snare provide the backbone of the beat by playing on the stronger beats. True or false?
True
False
16
Which mode is associated with major 7th #11 chords?
Lydian
Mixolydian
Dorian
Phrygian
17
This chord is ___________: C - E - G - B - F#
an altered chord
an augmented chord
a cluster
a triad
18
Dizzy Gillespie was part of the _______ era.
Cool jazz
Bebop
Hard bop
Swing
19
What is this chord? G - Bb - D - F - C
G11
G9
G-11
G-9
20
How is a dominant 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a a circle with a slash through it
With a triangle
With the number 7
With a circle
21
What are "Trading fours?
When each musician improvise solos for 4 choruses turn by turn
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 bars
When each musician improvise solos for 4 bars turn by turn
When 4 musicians improvise together for 4 choruses
22
Which of the following is not a mode of the major scale?
Mixolydian
Dorian
Phrygian
Superlocrian
23
How is the G major 7th notated on a chord chart?
With a triangle
With a a circle with a slash through it
With the number 7
With a circle
24
The 9th extension is the same as ______.
the 2nd
the 6th
the 4th
the 5th
25
The Swing Era was in the ______.
1940s
1950s
1930s
1960s
Music Theory 201
Jazz Theory Explored
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