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Question #1
The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of European history spanning
A.
1150-1450.
B.
450-1450.
C.
450-1000.
D.
1000-1150.
Question #2
The _________ was the most popular instrument in the Renaissance home.
A.
sackbut
B.
lute
C.
regals
D.
shawm
Question #3
Lute songs are mostly __________ in texture.
A.
polyphonic
B.
homophonic
C.
monophonic
D.
imitative
Question #4
John Dowland's Flow My Tears consists of _______ musical sections that are each immediately repeated.
A.
five
B.
three
C.
four
D.
two
Question #5
Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is not true?
A.
Secular music contained more rapid changes of mood than sacred music.
B.
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for church use.
C.
A wealth of dance music published during the sixteenth century has survived.
D.
Secular vocal music was written for groups of solo voices and for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment.
Question #6
Much of the instrumental music composed during the Renaissance was intended for
A.
the concert hall.
B.
dancing.
C.
religious worship.
D.
the piano.
Question #7
The church frowned on instruments because of their
A.
use in early Jewish religious ceremonies.
B.
earlier role in pagan rites.
C.
association with minstrels and jongleurs.
D.
sacred quality and background.
Question #8
The passamezzo is a
A.
stately dance in duple meter similar to the pavane.
B.
silly, humorous dance in duple meter.
C.
wooden instrument with a cup-shaped mouthpiece.
D.
lively dance in triple meter.
Question #9
The use of organs in church
A.
added a sacred quality to the mass.
B.
bothered the clergy because they distracted the listeners from worship.
C.
made it possible for more musicians to be employed.
D.
frustrated the nobles in their attempts to control the church.
Question #10
During the late Middle Ages, the church believed that music during religious services should be
A.
banned entirely.
B.
used only as a discreet accompaniment.
C.
used only with wind instruments.
D.
performed by as many musical instruments as possible.
Question #11
Church authorities in the Middle Ages ____________________ their religious services.
A.
preferred instrumental music in
B.
encouraged the use of music as a highlight of
C.
wanted music only as a discreet accompaniment to
D.
forbade the use of music in
Question #12
The music the Medieval monks sang was called
A.
Gregorian chant.
B.
Trouvère songs.
C.
estampies.
D.
contemporary gospel.
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.
only by perfect intervals.
B.
stepwise within a narrow range of pitches.
C.
by leaps over a wide range of pitches.
D.
infrequently, remaining on a single tone for long stretches.
Question #16
Pope Gregory the Great
A.
composed all of the Gregorian chants.
B.
published all of the Gregorian chants.
C.
reorganized the Catholic church liturgy during his reign from 590 to 604.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #17
The two types of services at which monks and nuns sang were
A.
the salvation service and the holiness service.
B.
the office and the mass.
C.
the monastery and the convent.
D.
the worship service and the praise service.
Question #18
The earliest surviving chant manuscripts date from about the _______ century.
A.
ninth
B.
thirteenth
C.
sixth
D.
fourteenth
Question #19
The intellectual movement called humanism
A.
condemned any remnant of pagan antiquity.
B.
focused on human life and its accomplishments.
C.
focused on the afterlife in heaven and hell.
D.
treated the Madonna as a childlike unearthly creature.
Question #20
The church modes are
A.
like the major and minor scales in that they consist of seven different tones.
B.
different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only five different tones.
C.
different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only six different tones.
D.
completely different from any other form of scale.
Question #21
The word Alleluia
A.
is a Latinized form of the Hebrew word hallelujah.
B.
may be translated as "praise ye the Lord."
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
is often used in Gregorian chants.
Question #22
Hildegard of Bingen was
A.
abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg.
B.
the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs.
Question #23
The earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by
A.
the monks at the church of St. Trophime.
B.
Hildegard of Bingen.
C.
the nuns of Rupertsberg.
D.
Pope Gregory I.
Question #24
A famous French woman troubadour was
A.
Hildegard of Bingen.
B.
Péronne d'Armentières.
C.
Frauenlob.
D.
Beatriz de Dia.
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.
performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares.
D.
lived on the lowest level of society.
Question #26
One function of secular music in the late Middle Ages was to provide accompaniment for
A.
dancing.
B.
monks and nuns.
C.
church services.
D.
monasteries.
Question #27
An estampie is a medieval
A.
song of worship.
B.
dance.
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 Madonna was treated as a beautiful young woman.
C.
The humanists were captivated by the pagan cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.
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.
the French nobles began to sing hunting songs together.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
musicians composed new music to accompany dancing.
D.
monks in monastery choirs began to add a second melodic line to Gregorian chant.
Question #30
______________ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.
A.
Alleluia
B.
Ostinato
C.
Jongleurs
D.
Organum
Question #31
The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
A.
London.
B.
Rome.
C.
Reims.
D.
Paris.
Question #32
In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by
A.
harmonizing melodies with chords.
B.
placing new melodic lines against known chants.
C.
adding orchestral instruments to church music.
D.
having some singers embellish the sermon during church services.
Question #33
Leonin and Perotin are notable because they
A.
are the first important composers known by name.
B.
were the leaders of the school of Notre Dame.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
indicated definite time values and a clearly defined meter in their music.
Question #34
The earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm were
A.
Pope Gregory and Chastelain de Couci.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
Leonin and Perotin.
D.
Machaut and Josquin.
Question #35
The term ars nova refers to
A.
the new art of baroque painters.
B.
German music of the sixteenth century.
C.
Italian and French music of the fourteenth century.
D.
paintings from the new world.
Question #36
An outstanding composer of the ars nova was
A.
Guillaume de Machaut.
B.
Leonin.
C.
Pope Gregory I.
D.
Perotin.
Question #37
A.
Ave Maria
B.
Kyrie
C.
Gloria
D.
Credo
Question #38
A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by
A.
knights in castles.
B.
wandering minstrels or jongleurs.
C.
monks in monasteries.
D.
professors in universities.
Question #39
The Renaissance in music occurred between
A.
1150 and 1450.
B.
1450 and 1600.
C.
1000 and 1150.
D.
1600 and 1750.
Question #40
Many prominent Renaissance composers, who held important posts all over Europe, came from what was then
A.
Spain.
B.
Flanders.
C.
England.
D.
Scandinavia.
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.
Germany.
B.
Flanders.
C.
Italy.
D.
Spain.
Question #43
During the Middle Ages, what institution was the center of musical life?
A.
The church
B.
The castle
C.
The merchant's living room
D.
The king's court
Question #44
The Renaissance motet is a
A.
polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections.
B.
dancelike song for several solo voices.
C.
piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
D.
polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.
Question #45
Palestrina's career centered in
A.
the Netherlands.
B.
Naples.
C.
Florence.
D.
Rome.
Question #46
A.
protests of Martin Luther.
B.
deliberations of the Council of Trent.
C.
complaints of Desiderius Erasmus.
D.
music of Palestrina.
Question #47
Church officials expected monks to sing
A.
with proper pronunciation and tone quality.
B.
with the members of the congregation.
C.
exclusively in the English language.
D.
away from the actual religious services.
Question #48
During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to
A.
read musical notation.
B.
play a musical instrument.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
be skilled in dance.
Question #49
The Renaissance madrigal is a
A.
piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.
B.
dancelike song for several solo voices.
C.
polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text.
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.
religion.
C.
dancing.
D.
love.
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