Renaissance Period Music History Quiz - Grade 5

The Renaissance Period occured from ___________________ .

• 1450 - 1600

• 1600 - 1750

• 1300 - 1450

• 1400 - 1550

Renaissance means ________________ .

• new music

• rebirth

• happy

• running

The arts, _______________ , and learning became extremely important aspects of life during the Renaissance.

• sports

• languages

• sciences

• social studies

An important invention during the Renaissance Period was the _________________________ .

• printing press

• telephone

• piano

• pencil

What is the proper last name of Josquin des ______________ ?

• Paris

• Purpose

• Parade

• Prez

What does counterpoint mean?

• One melody against another.

• One musician against another.

• One instrument against another.

• One animal against another.

Sacred music is also known as ___________ music.

• movie

• church

• parade

• television

A motet was written for _____________ voices.

• three or four

• seven or eight

• nine or ten

• one or two

The _________ is the most important religious service in the Roman Catholic church.

• mass

• pavane

• waltz

• march

We can think of secular (non-church) music in the Renassiance Period as ______ music.

• pop

• rock and roll

• rap

• jazz