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.   Latin
B.   Islamic
C.   Hebrew
D.   Greek
Question #2
Hildegard of Bingen was born into a _____ noble family.
A.   French
B.   English
C.   Italian
D.   German
Question #3
Hildegard’s Alleluia, O virgo mediatrix is a Gregorian chant.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Hildegard’s chant Alleluia, O virga mediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day of the Virgin Mary.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
How many Gregorian chants survive?
A.   three hundred
B.   over three thousand
C.   ninety-nine
D.   twelve
Question #6
In plainchant from the Middle Ages, if there are many notes per syllable, the style is called
A.   melismatic.
B.   modal.
C.   neumatic.
D.   syllabic.
Question #7
In regards to Hildegard of Bingen, which statement is NOT true?
A.   She was renowned as a poet and prophet.
B.   She was the first to notate plainchant.
C.   She founded a monastery.
D.   She was given to the church as a tithe.
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.   the Middle East.
B.   China.
C.   Myanmar.
D.   India.
Question #11
Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called
A.   antiphonal.
B.   a cappella.
C.   responsorial.
D.   melismatic.
Question #12
The musical attributes of plainchant include all of the following except
A.   it is in a major key.
B.   it is in a monophonic texture.
C.   it is a free-flowing vocal line.
D.   it is sung a cappella.
Question #13
Pope Gregory the Great composed all of the Gregorian chant melodies.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
What is the Mass?
A.   The primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
B.   A reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.
C.   Both a reenactment of Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples and the primary (and most solemn) ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
D.   A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day.
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.   is a service during which there is no singing.
B.   is more formal than the Mass Ordinary.
C.   contains the texts that remain the same in every Mass.
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.   plainchant.
C.   liturgy.
D.   Gregorian chant.
Question #18
The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   The daily declaration of your devotion to Christ.
C.   A room where a priest stores his vestments.
D.   A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day.

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