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.   Hebrew
B.   Islamic
C.   Greek
D.   Latin
Question #2
Hildegard of Bingen was born into a _____ noble family.
A.   Italian
B.   French
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.   three hundred
B.   twelve
C.   over three thousand
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.   modal.
C.   syllabic.
D.   neumatic.
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 founded a monastery.
C.   She was the first to notate plainchant.
D.   She was renowned as a poet and prophet.
Question #8
In the Middle Ages, it was assumed that women were worthy of connection with the divine.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Starting in the Middle Ages, monasteries fostered the development of worship music.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Modal melodies of the early Christian church are similar to melodies and scales from
A.   China.
B.   India.
C.   the Middle East.
D.   Myanmar.
Question #11
Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called
A.   responsorial.
B.   antiphonal.
C.   a cappella.
D.   melismatic.
Question #12
The musical attributes of plainchant include all of the following except
A.   it is in a monophonic texture.
B.   it is sung a cappella.
C.   it is a free-flowing vocal line.
D.   it is in a major key.
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.   The primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
D.   A reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.
Question #15
The Mass Ordinary
A.   is more formal than the Mass Proper.
B.   contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.
C.   contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.
D.   is a service during which there is no singing.
Question #16
The Mass Proper
A.   is more formal than the Mass Ordinary.
B.   contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.
C.   is a service during which there is no singing.
D.   contains prayer texts that vary from day to day throughout the church year.
Question #17
The set order of services and structure of each church service is known as
A.   the mass.
B.   liturgy.
C.   Gregorian chant.
D.   plainchant.
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
What are the daily Offices?
A.   A room where a priest stores his vestments.
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 reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.

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