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Renaissance Period Music History Quiz - Grade 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance Period occured from ___________________ .

a)

1450 - 1600

b)

1600 - 1750

c)

1300 - 1450

d)

1400 - 1550

2.

Renaissance means ________________ .

a)

new music

b)

rebirth

c)

happy

d)

running

3.

The arts, _______________ , and learning became extremely important aspects of life during the Renaissance.

a)

sports

b)

languages

c)

sciences

d)

social studies

4.

An important invention during the Renaissance Period was the _________________________ .

a)

printing press

b)

telephone

c)

piano

d)

pencil

5.

What is the proper last name of Josquin des ______________ ?

a)

Paris

b)

Purpose

c)

Parade

d)

Prez

6.

What does counterpoint mean?

a)

One melody against another.

b)

One musician against another.

c)

One instrument against another.

d)

One animal against another.

7.

Sacred music is also known as ___________ music.

a)

movie

b)

church

c)

parade

d)

television

8.

A motet was written for _____________ voices.

a)

three or four

b)

seven or eight

c)

nine or ten

d)

one or two

9.

The _________ is the most important religious service in the Roman Catholic church.

a)

mass

b)

pavane

c)

waltz

d)

march

10.

We can think of secular (non-church) music in the Renassiance Period as ______ music.

a)

pop

b)

rock and roll

c)

rap

d)

jazz

11.

___________________ became very important to the Renaissance cultures.

a)

Puppets

b)

Animals

c)

Instruments

d)

Sports

12.

Another name for a trombone is a ______________ .

a)

slider

b)

sackbutt

c)

whistle

d)

euphonium

13.

The instrumentation for the dances was determined by whether the performances were going to be ______________ .

a)

upstairs or downstairs

b)

in the morning or the afternoon

c)

indoors or outdoors

14.

Which two of the following were dances in the Renaissance Period?

a)

Saltarello

b)

Pavane

c)

Waltz

d)

Tap

15.

Palestrina and Gabrieli shared the first name of __________ .

a)

Peter

b)

John

c)

Giovanni

d)

Matthew

16.

Reform means to ______________ .

a)

change

b)

question

c)

hate

d)

love

17.

Gabrieli wrote music where ___________ were placed in different locations in the cathedrals when singing.

a)

choirs

b)

orchestras

c)

teams

18.

Dynamics in music indicate different _____________ .

a)

speeds

b)

volumes

c)

singers

d)

instruments

19.

Chansons were set to _________ poetry from France.

a)

love

b)

humourous

c)

hate

20.

Every ________________ person was expected to be trained in music in the Renaissance Period.

a)

tall

b)

short

c)

educated

d)

sporty