Renaissance Music Quiz

Which continent was experiencing an exciting time due to many countries beginning to send explorers to uncharted territories?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

In what year did Columbus land in the Bahamas?

• 1492

• 1513

• 1500

• 1485

Who landed in Florida in 1513 and explored for Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortés

During the Renaissance, people started to develop new ideas and attitudes about which of the following areas?

• Politics, Religion, Science

• Mathematics, Literature, Medicine

• Agriculture, Commerce, Industry

• Music, Dance, Theater

What term is used to describe the period when the arts had a rebirth and everyone wanted to be a part of the arts?

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Dark Ages

Which of the following statements best describes the Renaissance?

• A period of decline in artistic and scientific achievements.

• A period where people developed new ideas and attitudes about politics, religion, and science.

• A period focused solely on religious reforms.

• A period where agriculture was the main focus.

Before the Renaissance, all music was composed for which institution?

• The royal court

• The church

• The theater

• The university

Who started commissioning composers to write music during the Renaissance?

• Merchants

• Scientists

• Kings and queens

• Philosophers

What type of music was considered the greatest during the Renaissance?

• Instrumental music

• Electronic music

• Vocal music

• Dance music

Which type of Renaissance music is connected to religion?

• Instrumental

• Sacred

• Secular

• None of the above