Question 6 of 20 : Select the best answer for the question.
6. The Protestant Martin Luther wrote many melodies for

A. chorales.
B. recitatives.
C. oratorios.
D. arias.

7. A work frequently composed for solo instrument and consisting of a series of movements based on dance rhythms is called a

A. sonata.
B. suite.
C. fugue.
D. prelude.

8. Handel's Messiah was famously composed in three

A. weeks.
B. decades.
C. years.
D. months.

9. A minuet is a dance in _______ meter.

A. quadruple
B. irregular
C. triple
D. duple

10. The earliest surviving opera was written by

A. Jacopo Peri.
B. Henry Purcell.
C. Claudio Monteverdi.
D. Francesca Caccini.