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WorksheetsMiddle Ages
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Middle Ages was also known as...
Medieval Period
Renaissance Period
Baroque Period
Classical Period
The Middle Ages took place during the years:
400-1400 A.D.
1600-1750 A.D.
1400-1600 A.D.
1750-1825 A.D.
The peasants were the...
priests
poor farmers
rich landowners
kings and queens
Nobility were the...
poor farmers
priests
rich landowners
monks
Sacred music in the Middle Ages was called...
plainsong
Cantiga
jongleurs
troubadours
The clergy were the...
priests and monks
rich landowners
knights
poor farmers
What does "a cappella" singing mean?
only instruments
only men
just voices
only women
What is sacred music?
religious
secular
non-religious
rock'n'roll
Gregorian Chant was sung in...
... in romance language
... in Latin language
... in French
... in German
Who were the professional musicians, artists and poets from noble families?
Troubadours
Jongleurs
Who were the musicians and actors from poor families who played songs composed by troubadours?
Troubadours
Jongleurs
Why was Guido d'Arezzo important in the history of music?
He named each note of the scale.
He played many instruments.
He sang in a famous church.
He had a loud voice.
It is a polyphonic form by the addition of a second voice to the melody of a Gregorian Chant.
Organum
Cantiga
Motet
Conductus
What is secular music?
religious music
non-religious music
Polyphony is...
...music composed for many parts or voices.
...music composed for only one voice or part.
What is the name of the religious songs in the middle ages?
Monk Songs
Gregorian Chant
Rock and Roll
Blues
Who performed music outside of the churches?
Monks
Kings
Jongleurs and minstrels
All of them
Jongleurs and minstrels sang love songs and told stories about fantastic Knights adventures
True
False
Who collected in one book all the religious songs in one book?
Guido D'Arezzo
Pope Gregogory I
Mozart
Bach
Which language did the monks use to sing in Churches and Cathedrals?
English
French
German
Spanish
Latin
