Music 111 - Music Appreciation » Summer 2020 » Chapter 14 Quiz

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Question #1
The text of Josquin’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena praises the virtues of:
A.   the Holy Spirit
B.   Saint Anne
C.   the Virgin Mary
Question #2
In which language is Josquin’s motet text written?
A.   Latin
B.   Italian
C.   French
Question #3
The predominant texture in Josquin’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:
A.   homorhythmic
B.   imitative polyphony
C.   monophony
Question #4
The following statements are true about Josquin’s motet EXCEPT:
A.   Each voice sings a different text praising the Virgin Mary.
B.   The text is a rhymed poem.
C.   The meter changes within the piece, moving from duple to triple and back to duple.
Question #5
How does Josquin create musical contrast in the final two lines of the text, “O Mater Dei, memento mei”?
A.   neither a nor b
B.   both a and b
C.   by using a homorhythmic texture
D.   by using long note values
Question #6
Which of the following is NOT typical of the Renaissance motet?
A.   set to Latin texts, often in praise of the Virgin Mary
B.   for multiple voices, sometimes based on a chant
C.   monophonic texture and sung in the vernacular
Question #7
Despite being of northern European birth, Josquin spent most of his career in:
A.   Paris
B.   Italy
C.   Spain
Question #8
Composers in the Renaissance often used ________ in one voice as a basis for elaborate ornamentation in other voices.
A.   homorhythm
B.   a cappella singing
C.   a cantus firmus
Question #9
Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena incorporates an older Gregorian chant:
A.   during the triple meter sections
B.   only briefly at the beginning
C.   as a cantus firmus throughout the whole work
Question #10
The period in which there was a surge in rational, scientific problem solving in the Renaissance is called:
A.   the Romanesque
B.   humanism
C.   divinity
Question #11
The most popular subject of the sacred Renaissance motet was the Virgin Mary.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
The text of most sacred Renaissance motets was in Latin.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Humanists were inspired by ancient Egyptian culture.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
Cathedral choir schools were training centers for male singers in the Renaissance.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
A cappella style refers to singing with instrumental accompaniment.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
The use of a fixed melody in one voice was a compositional technique found in sacred Renaissance motets.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #17
The preeminent composers of sacred Renaissance motets were from southern Italy.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #18
Homorhythm describes a texture in which all of the voices are rhythmically aligned.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
The art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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