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