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Middle Ages

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Middle Ages was also known as...

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Classical Period

2.

The Middle Ages took place during the years:

a)

400-1400 A.D.

b)

1600-1750 A.D.

c)

1400-1600 A.D.

d)

1750-1825 A.D.

3.

The peasants were the...

a)

priests

b)

poor farmers

c)

rich landowners

d)

kings and queens

4.

Nobility were the...

a)

poor farmers

b)

priests

c)

rich landowners

d)

monks

5.

Sacred music in the Middle Ages was called...

a)

plainsong

b)

Cantiga

c)

jongleurs

d)

troubadours

6.

The clergy were the...

a)

priests and monks

b)

rich landowners

c)

knights

d)

poor farmers

7.

What does "a cappella" singing mean?

a)

only instruments

b)

only men

c)

just voices

d)

only women

8.

What is sacred music?

a)

religious

b)

secular

c)

non-religious

d)

rock'n'roll

9.

Gregorian Chant was sung in...

a)

... in romance language

b)

... in Latin language

c)

... in French

d)

... in German

10.

Who were the professional musicians, artists and poets from noble families?

a)

Troubadours

b)

Jongleurs

11.

Who were the musicians and actors from poor families who played songs composed by troubadours?

a)

Troubadours

b)

Jongleurs

12.

Why was Guido d'Arezzo important in the history of music?

a)

He named each note of the scale.

b)

He played many instruments.

c)

He sang in a famous church.

d)

He had a loud voice.

13.

It is a polyphonic form by the addition of a second voice to the melody of a Gregorian Chant.

a)

Organum

b)

Cantiga

c)

Motet

d)

Conductus

14.

What is secular music?

a)

religious music

b)

non-religious music

15.

Polyphony is...

a)

...music composed for many parts or voices.

b)

...music composed for only one voice or part.

16.
Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Bishop
b)
Clergy
c)
Pope
d)
Chancellor
17.

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

a)

Monk Songs

b)

Gregorian Chant

c)

Rock and Roll

d)

Blues

18.

Who performed music outside of the churches?

a)

Monks

b)

Kings

c)

Jongleurs and minstrels

d)

All of them

19.

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

a)

True

b)

False

20.

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

a)

Guido D'Arezzo

b)

Pope Gregogory I

c)

Mozart

d)

Bach

21.

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

a)

English

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Spanish

e)

Latin

22.
Who invented Solfege?
a)
James Solfeggio
b)
Mr. Neumeyer
c)
John Curwen
d)
Guido D'Arezzo