Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2022 » Music in the Medieval Era Quiz

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Question #1
Gregorian chant
A.   retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ.
B.   was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years.
C.   is set to sacred Latin texts.
D.   All of the other answers are correct.
Question #2
Why does Gregorian chant sound so different from other types of Western music?
A.   It is for voices only
B.   There is no harmony
C.   It is religious
D.   The melodies are often improvised
Question #3
Born in the eleventh century, _______________ was the daughter of a noble couple who founded a convent, experienced intense religious visions, and composed music in service of the Christian church.
A.   Saint Helena
B.   Eleanor of Aquitaine
C.   Hildegard of Bingen
D.   Joan of Arc
Question #4
The knowledge of early civilizations and the culture of the Middle Ages were preserved largely in monasteries.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
The order of church services and the structure of each service are known as the liturgy.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
The first major center of polyphony was
A.   Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
B.   St. Peter’s in Rome.
C.   St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice.
D.   Westminster Abbey in London.
Question #7
During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as
A.   the Ars antiqua.
B.   Notre Dame Polyphony.
C.   the Ars nova.
D.   the Renaissance.
Question #8
The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was
A.   Boccaccio.
B.   Chaucer.
C.   Petrarch.
D.   Machaut.
Question #9
Machaut’s chanson Ma fin est mon commencement reflects his era’s fascination with complexity.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Which of the following does NOT characterize Ma fin est mon commencement?
A.   It is in duple meter with syncopations.
B.   It has a monophonic texture.
C.   The structure involves palindromes.
D.   It is written for voices only.

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