First Quarter Examination in Music 9

During the Medieval period, which started around 400 A.D. and ended in the early 1400s, historians often referred to this era by another term, what is it called?

• Dark Ages

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

In this period, rulers relied on the Feudal System of governance where society was divided into different classes, how many classes were there?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

At the very top of this feudal hierarchy stood the most powerful figure, who was it?

• The King

• The Baron

• The Lord

• The Peasant

Earlier in history, Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire after the Edict of Milan was issued in 313 A.D., who was the emperor responsible for this?

• Julius Caesar

• Nero

• Constantine

• Augustus

With this freedom of worship, a major event later helped Christianity to flourish across Europe during the late Middle Ages, what was it?

• The Crusades

• The Black Death

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Renaissance

As Christianity spread, magnificent churches were built in a striking architectural style, what was this style called?

• Romanesque

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Victorian

Despite such developments, tragedy struck when a deadly disease swept across Europe causing massive loss of life, what was this disease?

• Spanish Influenza

• Malaria

• Tuberculosis

• The Black Death

In the midst of these challenges, music remained important, though one type dominated since there were no records of instrumental music, which type was this?

• Jazz

• Vocal

• Instrumental

• Folk

In churches, the most central form of liturgical music used in worship was a solemn chant, what was it called?

• Gregorian Chant

• Classical Symphony

• Jazz Standards

• Blues

These chants followed a system in which scales had spiritual associations, what were these scales called?

• Keys

• Modes

• Chords

• Harmonies