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Music in Ancient Rome and the Roman Empire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was music NOT used for in Ancient Rome?

a)

Military

b)

Religious worship

c)

Ballet

d)

Theater

2.

True or False? Ancient Rome did not incorporate instruments from Ancient Greece and Egypt.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False? We have written music from Ancient Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Monophonic means:

a)

Many lines of melody

b)

One melodic line

c)

Melody and harmony

5.

Which instrument was invented in Ancient Rome?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Tuba

c)

Trumpet

d)

Sistrum

6.

The cornua is a ________ instrument.

a)

string

b)

woodwind

c)

brass

d)

percussion

7.

Which Roman emperor adopted Christianity for the entire Roman Empire?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Pope Gregory the Great

c)

Constantine the Great

8.

True or False? The pope would set ethical rules for music.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Secular music is defined as

a)

anything performed in the church

b)

anything performed outside of religious events

c)

any music from the Roman Empire

10.

Neumes are

a)

the earliest form of music notation

b)

exactly the same as music notation today

c)

church statues

d)

triangle shaped notes

11.

Sacred music is defined as

a)

anything performed for religious purposes

b)

anything performed outside of religious events

c)

any music that was outlawed

12.

In approximately what year was music first written down by monks and nuns?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

800

d)

1800

13.

Gregorian chant refers to

a)

music from Ancient Rome

b)

early Christian worship music

c)

music of the Ottoman Empire

d)

music of the bards

14.

How was music passed on from generation to generation prior to the development of music notation?

a)

Sound recordings

b)

Painted pictures

c)

Sculptures

d)

Aural tradition

15.

True or False? Emperor Charlemagne made music notation a priority because he wanted all his newly conquered people to have the same music for religious worship.

a)

True

b)

False