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Unit 1 Medieval/Renaissance Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said, 'Music is the space between notes'?

a)

Wolfgang Mozart

b)

Franz Liszt

c)

Ludwig van Beethoven

d)

Claude Debussy

2.

The oldest known musical instrument is a ______ and is made from the bone of a vulture.

a)

Whistle

b)

Flute

c)

Drum

d)

Shaker

3.

__________ is the name of the first written language developed by the Sumerians.

a)

Phoenician

b)

Hebrew

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Latin

4.

The first recognizable form of music notation started in the ________.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Classical Period

c)

Romantic Period

d)

Renaissance

5.

The first form of music notation was called _______.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Chant

c)

Neumes

d)

Staff

6.

The oldest music notation was engraved on a ________.

a)

Tombstone

b)

Column

c)

Wall

d)

Tablet

7.

Church music sung as a single vocal line with one or more voices in free rhythm or without meter.

a)

Polyphony

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Monophony

d)

Organum

8.

A single vocal melody sung by one or more voices in unison.

a)

Monophony

b)

Organum

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Polyphony

9.

Multiple parts singing the melody simultaneously to create harmony.

a)

Gregorian Chant

b)

Polyphony

c)

Monophony

d)

Organum

10.

A time period from approximately 1300 to 1700 that means, rebirth.

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Prehistoric

d)

Medieval

11.

A pandemic in 1347 responsible for the death of 1/3 of the population.

a)

Bird-Flu

b)

Small Pox

c)

Bubonic Plague

d)

Polio

12.

Singing without instrumental accompaniment.

a)

A cappella

b)

Madrigal

c)

Word Painting

13.

A Renaissance technique where composers write notes and melodies that represent literal meanings of words in the song.

a)

Word Painting

b)

A cappella

c)

Madrigal

14.

A multipart polyphonic Renaissance song arranged with counterpoint and no accompaniment.

a)

Madrigal

b)

Word Painting

c)

A cappella