Prelude 2

The history of Western music begins:

• when Europeans first began to sing

• when Europeans encountered the culture of China

• when Europeans developed musical notation

• after the fall of Roman Empire

Why was the art music of the Middle Ages predominantly religious?

• There was little need for secular music at the time.

• Secular states had little power.

• The church patronized music extensively.

• Composers were devoutly religous.

The two centers of pwoer during the early Middle Ages were the church and:

• newly formed centralized governments led by kings.

• diffuse courts headed by dukes.

• barbarian tribes.

• Arab tribes.

The Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was:

• Charlemagne

• Pope Gregory

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Chaucer

The late Middle Ages witnessed:

• the building of great cathedrals.

• the founding of universities.

• the rise of the bourgeoisie.

• all of the above.

Which of the following is NOT a major literary landmark of the Middle Ages?

• Chanson de Roland

• Dante's Divine Comedy

• Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

• Cervantes's Don Quixote

During the Middle Ages, the status of women:

• remained unchanged for mearly one thousand years.

• steadily declined until late in the era, just before the Renaissance.

• was raised through the concept of chivalry, which arose among knights and was idealized in music.

• was much the same as it is today.

Which of the following does NOT represent the thinking of the Renaissance?

• an exclusively religious orientation

• an interest in scientific inquiry

• a questioning of blind faith

• a focus of humanity and life

Which historical event did NOT take place in the Renaissance?

• the discovery of the New World

• the introduction of printing in the West

• the writing of the Magna Carta

• the Protestant Reformation

All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT:

• Michelangelo

• Goya

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Botticelli