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1) "Fürchte dich nicht" was likely written
a) in 1726 for a funeral
b) as part of the Christmas Oratorio
c) in Bach’s Weimar years
d) in 1759

2) For stylistic reasons, "Fürchte dich nicht" is linked with
a) the Christmas Oratorio
b) "Ich lasse dich nicht"
c) Bach’s organ chorales
d) "Wachet auf, ruft die Stimme"

3) This motet is an example of the use of:
a) a chorale text in one part and biblical text in the others
b) simultaneous different verses of a chorale
c) poetic text
d) an original chorale by Bach

4) The second part of this motet contains
a) a fugue
b) an oratorio
c) a trio sonata
d) a French overture

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© 2003 Carol Traupman-Carr