Renaissance Music Quiz

Which term refers to a style of vocal music that originated in the Renaissance, often set to pastoral or love poems?

• Anthem

• Chanson

• Madrigal

• Motet

Who was a significant composer of the Renaissance known for his polyphonic masses and motets?

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

• William Byrd

• Josquin des Prez

• Thomas Weelkes

What term is used to describe the technique in Renaissance music where the music attempts to reflect the literal meaning of the text?

• Counter-Reformation

• Word painting

• Jig

• Galliard

Which of the following was a religious movement that sought to reform the Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestant churches?

• Counter-Reformation

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Pavanne

Identify the individual who played a key role in the Reformation and is also associated with music of the Renaissance.

• Martin Luther

• William Kemp

• Josquin des Prez

• Thomas Weelkes

What does the term Renaissance literally mean?

• Enlightenment

• Rebirth

• Revolution

• Discovery

During which period did the Renaissance take place?

• From the late 1300s to the mid-1500s

• From the late 1400s to the early 1600s

• From the early 1500s to the late 1600s

• From the mid-1400s to the late 1500s

What was one of the main differences between the medieval period and the Renaissance in terms of the dominant societal focus?

• The Renaissance focused more on religion than the medieval period.

• The Renaissance focused more on humanism and nature than the medieval period.

• The medieval period focused more on centralized power than the Renaissance.

• The medieval period focused more on scientific exploration than the Renaissance.

Which painting by Raphael demonstrates the strong admiration, influence, and interest in previous Greek and Roman culture during the Renaissance?

• The Creation of Adam

• The Last Supper

• The School of Athens

• The Birth of Venus

What invention by Gutenberg is noted in the Renaissance Timeline as occurring in 1450?

• The telescope

• The steam engine

• Gutenberg's printing press

• The compass