Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 14

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Question #1
The text of the Kyrie is based on a _______ prayer.
A.   Islamic
B.   Greek
C.   Hebrew
D.   Latin
Question #2
Hildegard of Bingen was born into a _____ noble family.
A.   French
B.   Italian
C.   German
D.   English
Question #3
Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virgo mediatrix is a Gregorian chant.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Hildegard’s chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day of the Virgin Mary.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
How many Gregorian chants survive?
A.   over three thousand
B.   three hundred
C.   twelve
D.   ninety-nine
Question #6
In plainchant from the Middle Ages, if there are many notes per syllable, the style is called
A.   melismatic.
B.   neumatic.
C.   modal.
D.   syllabic.
Question #7
In regards to Hildegard of Bingen, which statement is NOT true?
A.   She was given to the church as a tithe.
B.   She was renowned as a poet and prophet.
C.   She was the first to notate plainchant.
D.   She founded a monastery.
Question #8
In the Middle Ages, it was assumed that women were worthy of connection with the divine.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Starting in the Middle Ages, monasteries fostered the development of worship music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Modal melodies of the early Christian church are similar to melodies and scales from
A.   India.
B.   the Middle East.
C.   China.
D.   Myanmar.
Question #11
Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called
A.   antiphonal.
B.   melismatic.
C.   responsorial.
D.   a cappella.
Question #12
The musical attributes of plainchant include all of the following except
A.   it is a free-flowing vocal line.
B.   it is in a monophonic texture.
C.   it is in a major key.
D.   it is sung a cappella.
Question #13
Pope Gregory the Great composed all of the Gregorian chant melodies.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
What is the Mass?
A.   A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day.
B.   Both a reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples and the primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
C.   A reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.
D.   The primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
Question #15
The Mass Ordinary
A.   contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.
B.   contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.
C.   is a service during which there is no singing.
D.   is more formal than the Mass Proper.
Question #16
The Mass Proper
A.   contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.
B.   is a service during which there is no singing.
C.   is more formal than the Mass Ordinary.
D.   contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.
Question #17
The set order of services and structure of each church service is known as
A.   Gregorian chant.
B.   plainchant.
C.   the mass.
D.   liturgy.
Question #18
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
Those who sang Gregorian plainchant during the Middle Ages believed it had been composed by the divine and not the human mind.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
What are the daily Offices?
A.   A reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.
B.   A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day.
C.   The daily declaration of your devotion to Christ.
D.   A room where a priest stores his vestments.

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