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Middle Ages/Renaissance

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the religiuos songs in the middle ages?

a)

Monk Songs

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Rock and Roll

d)

Blues

2.

The songs in the middle ages were made with more than one voices

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who performed music outside of the churches?

a)

Monks

b)

Kings

c)

Jongleurs and minstrels

d)

All of them

4.

Jongleurs and minstrels sang love songs and told stories about fantastic Knights adventures

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who developed the polyphony?

a)

Jongleurs

b)

Minstrels

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

AC-DC

6.

Who collected in one book all the religious songs in one book?

a)

Guido D'Arezzo

b)

Pope Gregogory I

c)

Mozart

d)

Bach

7.

Which language did the monks use to sing in Churches and Cathedrals?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Spanish

e)

Latin

8.
The __________ was the center of musical life
a)
church
b)
art
c)
king
d)
Roman Empire
9.
What texture was early music?
a)
Polyphonic
b)
Monophonic
c)
Tutti
d)
Fuzzy
10.
What does secular mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
religious
c)
pertaining to secu
d)
That you're popular
11.
Gregorian Chant is named after whom?
a)
Pope Gregory
b)
Emperor Gregory
c)
Greg that works at Subway
d)
Greg Von Greg 
12.
Leonin and Perotin were both composers that worked where?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Italy
13.
Modern pitch notation can trace its origins to whom?
a)
Pope Gregory
b)
Guido di Arezzo
c)
Mario and Luigi
d)
Leonin
14.
Polyphonic Music has
a)
many melodies
b)
one melody
c)
one melody with background music
15.

What are the dates for the Middle Ages?

a)

400-1000

b)

400-1400

c)

500-2000

d)

550-1500

16.

what is gregorian chant

a)

loud music

b)

non-religious music

c)

secular music

d)

music of the roman catholic church

17.

what is sacred music

a)

music written for the church

b)

dance music

c)

monophonic

d)

polyphony

18.

what is organum

a)

a gregorian chant and one or more melody lines

b)

one melody line

c)

another name for a piano

d)

an instrument

19.

who is Hildegard of Bingen

a)

a gospel singer

b)

a nun

c)

a doctor

d)

a catholic nun known for her chants

20.

What do we call the first type of music in the Middle Ages?

a)

Polyphony

b)

Plain chant

c)

Rock n' Roll

d)

Melody

21.

True or false? Music during the Middle Ages was mostly vocal music.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Renewed

b)

Rebuilt

c)

Remade

d)

Rebirth

23.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
24.
What is the system of syllables for notes of the scale (do, re, mi) called?
a)
solfege
b)
scale
c)
meter
d)
mass
25.
Who devised singing standard syllables for certain notes of the scale (do, re, mi)?
a)
Palestrina
b)
Monteverdi
c)
Guido of Arezzo
d)
Leonardo Da Vinci
26.
Renaissance translates as what?
a)
Italy
b)
art
c)
rebirth
d)
darkness
27.
Which was an Italian composer of the Renaisance?
a)
Leonardo da Vinci
b)
Hildegard von Bingen
c)
Ludwig van Beethoven
d)
Giovanni da Palestrina
28.
What was different between Gregorian Chants and the music Palestrina wrote?
a)
Gregorian Chants were more complex
b)
Palestrina added harmonies
c)
Gregorian Chants had instrumental accompaniments
d)
Palestrina preferred to write in unison
29.
What is a madrigal?
a)
A song that has at least 3 parts and is sung acappella
b)
a simple meandering melody, sung in unison
c)
a small group of musical instruments playing together 
d)
a special kind of dance where the lady gets to lead
30.
When composers write music to literally depict a particular word (such as sigh), it is called...
a)
bridging
b)
soul-casting
c)
artistry
d)
word-painting
31.
What was Monteverdi's big invention?
a)
madrigals
b)
Gregorian Chants
c)
Opera
d)
Catholic masses
32.
Define opera in the Renaissance.
a)
dances
b)
consorts
c)
music drama
d)
choirs
33.

“The chanson” was :

a)

Italian

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

English

34.

The ancestor of the Spanish guitar is:

a)

Lute

b)

Theorbo

c)

Vihuela

35.

The clavichord belongs to:

a)

Struck string

b)

Plucked string

c)

Bowed string

d)

Percussion

36.

Martin Luther was:

a)

A protestant

b)

A musician

c)

A prostestan and a composer

37.

"The mass" was:

a)

Vocal and religious

b)

Vocal and secular (profane)

38.

"The Renaissance villancico" was:

a)

The lyrics were secular or profane

b)

The lyrics were religious

39.

This instrument is called:

a)

Clavichord

b)

Harpsichord

40.

Which invention greatly influenced the Renaissance movement?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Eye glasses

c)

Coffee houses

d)

The printing press

41.

What kind of music became more popular during the Renaissance?

a)

Instrumental

b)

Vocal

42.

Which of the following composers was famous during the Renaissance?

a)

Clara Schumann

b)

J.S. Bach

c)

Josquin des Prez

d)

Ludwig van Beethoven

43.
What is a Motet?
a)
songs of the troubadours
b)
a sacred work with a Latin text for use in the Mass or other religious services.
c)
composed by Martin Luther
d)
none of these
44.
What is the difference between a motet and a madrigal?
a)
A motet is sacred and a madrigal is not
b)
A madrigal is sacred and a motet is not
c)
Loudness
d)
Ravenclaw rules
45.

Homophonic Music has

a)

many melodies

b)

one melody

c)

one melody with background music

46.

What are the dates for the Renaissance?

a)

400-1000

b)

400-1400

c)

500-2000

d)

1400-1600

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