1. Review Questions

2. 1. Minimalism is A) little makes lots B) lots make little C) small ensemble D) electronic

3. 2. Process music maker A) Glen Ford B) Steve Reich C) Iannis Xenakis D) Don Rickles

4. 3. Procedural music is A) fast B) algorithmic C) slow D) microphonic

5. 4. Crossover is related to A) L-systems B) recombinance C) markov chains D) genetic algorithms

6. 5. Axons are part of A) markov chains B) recombinance C) the brain’s wiring D) stochastics

7. 6. Neural networks have A) markov chains B) allusions C) signatures D) Hidden units

8. 7. Gradus refers to A) Gradus ad Parnassum B) composer’s block C) markov chains D) data driven programming

9. 8. agents involve A) object-oriented programming B) dies irae C) 2-D automata D) markov chains

10. 9. association networks are A) small B) markov chain related C) universally connected D) gradus centered

11. 10. World Anthem created by A) data B) rules C) stochastics D) agents

12. 11. Alice is a A) computer program B) recombinant C) composer’s tool D) all of the above

13. 12. Déjà vu is related to A) association B) analysis C) adaption D) all of the above

14. 13. Rules-based programming is A) data driven B) uses agents C) acquires knowledge D) chooses based on rules

15. 14. From Darkness, Light is by A) David Cope B) Alice C) Emily Howell D) Alena

16. 15. Emmy is based on A) recominance B) rules C) stochastics D) markov chains

17. 16. Alice is good for A) extending music algorithmically B) creating new styles C) acquiring knowledge D) developing intuition

18. 17. Allusions are A) references B) pointers C) vague plagiarisms D) all of the above

19. 18. signatures are A) composer’s blocks B) gradus based C) reflect consciousness D) composer cliches

20. 19. Gradus learns A) harmony B) counterpoint C) melody D) none of the above

21. 20. dendrites are part of A) markov chains B) allusions C) conscioiuness D) the human brain

22. 21. Dies Irae is A) a harmonic depression B) a harmonic progression C) an allusion to death D) a signature

23. 22. Neural networks A) adapt B) learn C) model D) all of the above

24. 23. Synapses are A) spaces between axons/dendrites B) transmitters C) receptors D) markov nodes

25. 24. sequences A) repeat B) repeat at different pitch levels C) develop D) all of the aboe

26. 25. Wolfram A) wrote NKS B) worked with CA C) developed WolframAlpha D) all of the above

27. 26. Emily Howell uses A) cannot learn B) carrot stick approach C) develops ideas D) uses only German

28. 27. Emily’s network has A) half as many weights as nodes B) twice as many weights as nodes C) few weights D) none of the above

29. 28. Land of Stone by A) Cope B) Alice C) Emily D) Alena

30. 29. Backtracking means to A) track backwards B) remember and try again C) reverse and try again D) all of the above

31. 30. ANN means A) Association network nodes B) artificial neural network C) a necessary neuron D) a nother nothing

32. 31. a feed forward neural network A) called a perceptron B) uses backpropagation C) gets it right first time D) does not need training

33. 32. Emmy involves A) association B) backtracking C) nodal networks D) voice-leading

34. 33. voice leading is A) how voices lead to one another B) how chords move C) how melodies work D) all of the above

35. 34. destination pitches give us A) correct voice leading B) better harmonic progressions C) stronger melodies D) none of the above

36. 35. Emmy first used A) chopin mazurkas B) bach chorales C) rachmaninoff symphonies D) beethoven

37. 36. a function is a A) programming action B) variable C) constant D) none of the above

38. 37. emotions are a A) part of intelligence B) not a part of intelligence C) a part of programming D) always accurate

39. 38. learning involves A) memory B) association C) mistakes D) all of the above

40. 39. Predicting is an important part of A) learning B) intelligence C) memory D) all of the above

41. 40. complex adaptive systems involve A) completely random events B) events too complex to predict C) follow markov orders D) involve l-Systems

42. 41. Emergence involves A) complex interactions of environments B) unpredictable behavior C) predictable behavior D) all of the above

43. 42. Agents have A) built-in data and functions B) only external influence C) variables D) conflcts

44. 43. Example of emergence A) weather B) markov chains C) Stochastics D) non-linear math

45. 44. Boids is an example of A) stochastics B) probabilities C) chess D) emergence

46. 45. MGC is good for A) turning numbers into sound B) turning numbers into.mid files C) turning numbers into images D) turning numbers into more numbers

47. 46. Prime numbers are a good example of A) pi B) geometry C) algebra D) descrete mathematics

48. 47.Mozart composed A) concertos B) musikalishes wurfelspiele C) symphonies D) all of the above

49. 48. tossing dice produces A) twelve outcomes B) two outcomes C) one outcome D) eleven outcomes

50. 49. chess is a game of A) probability B) stochastics C) markov D) skill

51. 50. recursion is a form of A) a process references itself B) a process ends abruptly C) a process repeats itself D) a process reduces itself

52. SPEAC means A) statement, preparation, extension, antecedent, consequent B) stableness, preparation, extension, antecedent, consequent C) statement, preparation, extension, antecedent, consecutive D) statement, prenatal, extension, antecedent, consequent

53. 52. “I saw the saw saw” exemplifies A) different meanings B) different consequences C) different spellings D) none of the above

54. 53. the number of Cope’s principles for creativity A) 9 B) 7 C) 12 D) 5

55. 54. Cope says that machine creativity depends upon A) machines can create B) quality not related to who or what created it C) the only limit of what machines can do is what humans can do D) all of the above

56. 55. Richard Feynman says A) Circles are round B) Physics and math are the same thing C) QED does not exist D) science has been reduced to probabilities

57. 56. music synthesis and composition are A) the same things B) not the same things C) sometimes the same things D) all of the above

58. 57. creativity is a A) process B) product C) implementation D) act of derision

59. 58. creativity relies on A) rules B) freedom C) intelligence D) emotions

60. 59. Chess can be creative A) always B) never C) maybe D) sometimes

61. 60. Stravinsky said: A) good composers borrow, great composers steal B) good composers steal, great composers borrow C) good composers define, great composers steal D) good composers steal, great composers plagiarize

62. 61. Pocasso said A) Stravinsky borrowed that from me B) Stravinsky stole that from me C) Stravinsky plagiarized that from me D) Stravinsky divined that from me

63. 62. Alice uses A) markov chains B) probabilities C) musical set theory D) all of the above

64. 63. Fuzzy logic ranks outcomes according to A) trueness or falseness B) wrongness or rightness C) correctness or incorrectness D) all of the above

65. 64. non-linear means A) not incremental B) non-continuous C) not in a line D) all of the above

66. 65. Emmy depends on A) accuracy of its database B) who uses the program C) which composer is chosen to replicate the style of D) none of the above

67. 66. Emmy has created A) dozens of works B) hundreds of works C) thousands of works D) millions of works

68. 67. The program Sorcerer A) finds harmonic function B) finds allusions C) finds form D) finds musical structure

69. 68. the best way to find signatures and allusions is by using A) pitches B) rhythms C) intervals D) timbres

70. 69. typically MIDI uses X channels A) 12 B) 16 C) 4 D) 32

71. 70. film uses 24 frames per second to appear analog, music uses A) tens of thousands B) thousands C) millions D) dozens

72. 71. determinism can create A) correct answers B) chaos C) fractions D) all of the above

73. 72. Cope did what to Emmy? A) made a million bucks from it B) gave it away C) destroyed it D) mothballed it

74. 73. Emmy composed more works than Cope could A) keep B) imagine C) destroy D) ever listen to

75. 74. music composing programs A) lack context B) lack emotion C) lack correctness D) lack individuality

76. 75. Sara stands for A) Simple algorithmic recombinance algorithm B) Simple algorithmic replicationalgorithm C) Simple analytical recombinance algorithm D) Simple algorithmic recombinant algorithm

77. 76. chess is a A) game B) art C) mental exercise D) all of the above

78. 77. George Lewis is a A) programmer B) composer C) professor D) all of the above

79. 78. Aaron was created by A) Harold Cohen B) George Lewis C) Chris Dobrian D) David Cope

80. 79. Alena is a good example of A) recombinance B) Probabilities C) AI D) A-Life

81. 80. Cellular automata have A) 2 or 3 dimensions B) 2 dimensions C) 3 dimensions D) all of the above

82. 81. Conway’s Game of Life has A) 1 dimensions B) 2 dimensions C) 3 dimensions D) all of the above

83. 82. pitch is which entry in a cope-event A) first B) last C) second D) third

84. 83. RAM stands for A) real action memorandum B) read again memory C) random access memory D) random action memory

85. 84. binary math uses only A) 1s and 2s B) 0s and 1s C) 1 through ten D) 0 through 9

86. 85. Charles Babbage designed the A) first computer program B) first computer C) first software for composing D) first transistor for computers

87. 86. Boden distinguishes between A) P-creativity and H-creativiy B) creativity and non-creativity C) composing and art D) books and papers

88. 87. Ray Kurzweil created the A) Cybernetic Machine B) Cybernetic Chess Master C) Cybernetic Composer D) Cybernetic Poet

89. 88. Pure Data is a A) composing program B) writing program C) analysis program D) none of the above

90. 89. Max is a A) visual composing program B) visual authoring program C) visual visual program D) environment for design

91. 90. Wagner X’d is famous Tristan chord A) borrowed it B) originated it C) defined it D) criticized it

92. 91. HAL’s name comes from A) IBM B) CBS C) CNN D) NBC

93. 92. Computers rely on A) chaos B) emergence C) objects D) binary math

94. 93. Uncertainty principle due to A) Newton B) Einstein C) Turing D) Heisenberg

95. 94. Stravinsky wrote the A) Rite of Spring B) Afternoon of the Faun C) Fifth String Quartet D) Symphonie Fantastique

96. 95. Stochastics were used by A) Tom Johnson B) Iannis Xenakis C) Chris Dobrian D) Bob Dunning

97. 96. ELIZA is A) word substitution software B) a computer psychiatrist C) one of the first well-known programs D) all of the above

98. 97. Spires was created by A) Wolfy Mozart B) Tom Johnson C) Iannis Xenakis D) David Cope

99. 98. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C is a A) group of intervals B) minor scale C) major scale D) octatonic scale

100. 99. sound color is called A) pitch B) rhythm C) timbre D) loudness

101. 100. ANNs sometimes take X times to learn A) tens B) hundreds C) thousands D) millions