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Question #1
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning
A.
450-1000.
B.
450-1450.
C.
1000-1150.
D.
1150-1450.
Question #2
The _________ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home.
A.
shawm
B.
lute
C.
regals
D.
sackbut
Question #3
Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.
A.
monophonic
B.
imitative
C.
polyphonic
D.
homophonic
Question #4
John Dowland's Flow My Tears consists of _______ musical sections that are each immediately repeated.
A.
three
B.
two
C.
four
D.
five
Question #5
Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is not true?
A.
A wealth of dance music published during the sixteenth century has survived.
B.
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for church use.
C.
Secular vocal music was written for groups of solo voices and for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment.
D.
Secular music contained more rapid changes of mood than sacred music.
Question #6
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
A.
dancing.
B.
the concert hall.
C.
religious worship.
D.
the piano.
Question #7
The church frowned on instruments because of their
A.
sacred quality and background.
B.
association with minstrels and jongleurs.
C.
earlier role in pagan rites.
D.
use in early Jewish religious ceremonies.
Question #8
The passamezzo is a
A.
stately dance in duple meter similar to the pavane.
B.
wooden instrument with a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
C.
lively dance in triple meter.
D.
silly, humorous dance in duple meter.
Question #9
The use of organs in church
A.
made it possible for more musicians to be employed.
B.
bothered the clergy because they distracted the listeners from worship.
C.
frustrated the nobles in their attempts to control the church.
D.
added a sacred quality to the mass.
Question #10
During the late Middle Ages, the church believed that music during religious services should be
A.
performed by as many musical instruments as possible.
B.
used only as a discreet accompaniment.
C.
banned entirely.
D.
used only with wind instruments.
Question #11
Church authorities in the Middle Ages ____________________ their religious services.
A.
preferred instrumental music in
B.
wanted music only as a discreet accompaniment to
C.
encouraged the use of music as a highlight of
D.
forbade the use of music in
Question #12
The music the Medieval monks sang was called
A.
contemporary gospel.
B.
Gregorian chant.
C.
Trouvère songs.
D.
estampies.
Question #13
Gregorian chant
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years.
C.
retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ.
D.
is set to sacred Latin texts.
Question #14
Which of the following is not true of Gregorian chant?
A.
It conveys a calm, otherworldly quality.
B.
It is usually polyphonic in texture.
C.
The melodies tend to move by step within a narrow range of pitches.
D.
Its rhythm is flexible, without meter.
Question #15
Gregorian chant melodies tend to move
A.
infrequently, remaining on a single tone for long stretches.
B.
only by perfect intervals.
C.
stepwise within a narrow range of pitches.
D.
by leaps over a wide range of pitches.
Question #16
Pope Gregory the Great
A.
published all of the Gregorian chants.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
composed all of the Gregorian chants.
D.
reorganized the Catholic church liturgy during his reign from 590 to 604.
Question #17
The two types of services at which monks and nuns sang were
A.
the monastery and the convent.
B.
the office and the mass.
C.
the salvation service and the holiness service.
D.
the worship service and the praise service.
Question #18
The earliest surviving chant manuscripts date from about the _______ century.
A.
sixth
B.
fourteenth
C.
thirteenth
D.
ninth
Question #19
The intellectual movement called humanism
A.
treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature.
B.
condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity.
C.
focused on human life and its accomplishments.
D.
focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell.
Question #20
The church modes are
A.
different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only five different tones.
B.
completely different from any other form of scale.
C.
like the major and minor scales in that they consist of seven different tones.
D.
different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only six different tones.
Question #21
The word Alleluia
A.
may be translated as "praise ye the Lord."
B.
is often used in Gregorian chants.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
is a Latinized form of the Hebrew word hallelujah.
Question #22
Hildegard of Bingen was
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs.
C.
abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg.
D.
the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived.
Question #23
The earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by
A.
the nuns of Rupertsberg.
B.
Hildegard of Bingen.
C.
Pope Gregory I.
D.
the monks at the church of St. Trophime.
Question #24
A famous French woman troubadour was
A.
Péronne d'Armentières.
B.
Frauenlob.
C.
Beatriz de Dia.
D.
Hildegard of Bingen.
Question #25
The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes.
C.
lived on the lowest level of society.
D.
performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares.
Question #26
One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for
A.
monks and nuns.
B.
church services.
C.
dancing.
D.
monasteries.
Question #27
An estampie is a medieval
A.
dance.
B.
song of worship.
C.
secular song form.
D.
stringed instrument.
Question #28
Which of the following statements is not true of humanism?
A.
The humanists focused on human life and its accomplishments.
B.
The humanists were captivated by the pagan cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
C.
The Madonna was treated as a beautiful young woman.
D.
The humanists were basically atheistic in their beliefs.
Question #29
The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
the French nobles began to sing hunting songs together.
C.
monks in monastery choirs began to add a second melodic line to Gregorian chant.
D.
musicians composed new music to accompany dancing.
Question #30
______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
A.
Alleluia
B.
Jongleurs
C.
Ostinato
D.
Organum
Question #31
The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
A.
Reims.
B.
Rome.
C.
London.
D.
Paris.
Question #32
In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by
A.
having some singers embellish the sermon during church services.
B.
harmonizing melodies with chords.
C.
adding orchestral instruments to church music.
D.
placing new melodic lines against known chants.
Question #33
Leonin and Perotin are notable because they
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame.
C.
indicated definite time values and a clearly defined meter in their music.
D.
are the first important composers known by name.
Question #34
The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
A.
Leonin and Perotin.
B.
Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci.
C.
Machaut and Josquin.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #35
The term ars nova refers to
A.
Italian and French music of the fourteenth century.
B.
the new art of baroque painters.
C.
paintings from the new world.
D.
German music of the sixteenth century.
Question #36
An outstanding composer of the ars nova was
A.
Guillaume de Machaut.
B.
Pope Gregory I.
C.
Leonin.
D.
Perotin.
Question #37
A.
Gloria
B.
Kyrie
C.
Credo
D.
Ave Maria
Question #38
A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
A.
knights in castles.
B.
monks in monasteries.
C.
professors in universities.
D.
wandering minstrels or jongleurs.
Question #39
The Renaissance in music occurred between
A.
1450 and 1600.
B.
1600 and 1750.
C.
1000 and 1150.
D.
1150 and 1450.
Question #40
Many prominent Renaissance composers, who held important posts all over Europe, came from what was then
A.
Scandinavia.
B.
Spain.
C.
England.
D.
Flanders.
Question #41
Which of the following statements is not true of Renaissance music?
A.
Renaissance composers often used word painting, a musical representation of specific poetic images.
B.
The Renaissance period is sometimes called "the golden age" of a cappella choral music.
C.
The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly polyphonic.
D.
Instrumental music became more important than vocal music during the Renaissance.
Question #42
The leading music center in sixteenth-century Europe was
A.
Italy.
B.
Germany.
C.
Flanders.
D.
Spain.
Question #43
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
A.
The merchant's living room
B.
The church
C.
The king's court
D.
The castle
Question #44
The Renaissance motet is a
A.
polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
B.
polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
C.
dancelike song for several solo voices.
D.
piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
Question #45
Palestrina's career centered in
A.
Florence.
B.
Naples.
C.
the Netherlands.
D.
Rome.
Question #46
A.
deliberations of the Council of Trent.
B.
music of Palestrina.
C.
protests of Martin Luther.
D.
complaints of Desiderius Erasmus.
Question #47
Church officials expected monks to sing
A.
with proper pronunciation and tone quality.
B.
exclusively in the English language.
C.
away from the actual religious services.
D.
with the members of the congregation.
Question #48
During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
A.
read musical notation.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
play a musical instrument.
D.
be skilled in dance.
Question #49
The Renaissance madrigal is a
A.
dancelike song for several solo voices.
B.
polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text.
C.
piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
D.
polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
Question #50
Trouvère songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects except
A.
the Crusades.
B.
dancing.
C.
love.
D.
religion.
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