Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 12 Quiz

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Question #1
Music performed without instrumental accompaniment is called:
A.   responsorial singing
B.   melismatic singing
C.   a cappella singing
Question #2
The text Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is from which portion of the Mass?
A.   the Ordinary
B.   the Proper
Question #3
Hildegard was known for all the following EXCEPT:
A.   her historical writings about the saints
B.   her poetry and music
C.   her visions and interpretation of the scriptures
Question #4
Reading of lessons and singing of psalms was a part of daily services in medieval:
A.   monasteries
B.   convents
C.   both a and b
Question #5
A melody in which there are many notes sung per syllable is referred to as:
A.   melismatic
B.   syllabic
C.   trochaic
Question #6
_______ melodic scale patterns were preferred in the Middle Ages.
A.   Major and minor
B.   Octatonic
C.   Modal
Question #7
Gregorian chant features regularly phrased melodic lines supported by instrumental accompaniment.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
The liturgy refers to the set order and structure of each service in the Catholic Church.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Most surviving examples of Gregorian chant are anonymous.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
The chants of the Catholic Church used only the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
Early musical notation was fostered in monasteries and cloisters.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
The two main services for the Roman Catholic Church are the daily Offices and the Mass.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
The music of the early Christian church service was largely polyphonic.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
Gregorian chant can be characterized as a monophonic vocal composition.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
Syllabic singing is represented by more than one note per syllable.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
Hildegard’s chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
A unique feature of Hildegard’s chant is her occasional use of an upward leap of a fifth, lending a dramatic feel to the music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
Gregorian chant usually features multiple texts occurring simultaneously.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
The first type of notated secular music was plainchant.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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