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Music History Quiz #1 (Medieval- Classical)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which composer went deaf?
a)
Beethoven
b)
Vivaldi
c)
Stravinsky
d)
Rachmaninoff
2.
When was the Baroque Era?
a)
1875-1925
b)
1970-2000
c)
500-800
d)
1600-1750
3.
What instrument was classical music usually played on?
a)
A piano
b)
A  harpsichord
c)
A Keytar
d)
A Marimba
4.

Mozart was the most famous composer from which one of these periods?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

20th C

5.

During the Baroque era, music was written for nobility and for the ______________________________.

a)

Public

b)

Politicians

c)

Lower class

d)

Church

6.

When was the Classical period?

a)

1920-1945

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750-1830

d)

1830-1920

7.

Many years ago, the earliest music was probably made with...

a)

A full orchestra

b)

Guitars, harps and violins

c)

Recorders, flutes and saxophones

d)

People singing and clapping their hands

8.

Mozart, Beethoven and Bach were all famous...

a)

Composers

b)

Kings

c)

Knights

d)

Magicians

9.

Monophonic music was the dominant texture in which of these periods?

a)

Classical

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic

10.

When did the Renaissance begin?

a)

1600

b)

1450

c)

1860

d)

450

11.

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

12.

Why was the invention of the Gutenberg printing press important?

a)

It allowed musicians to compose more

b)

It allowed musicians to become better at their instrument

c)

It allowed musicians to share their music with musicians all over the world

d)

It allowed musicians to remember their music better

13.

The word Medieval means...

a)

Middle Ages

b)

A little bit evil

c)

Religious Music

d)

Latin Music

14.

Texture describes...

a)

How many different parts are playing at the same time.

b)

How loud or soft the music is.

c)

How fast or slow the music is.

15.
When was the Medieval Era?
a)
1492
b)
500-100 BC
c)
450-1450 AD
d)
1600-1650
16.
What does secular mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
religious
c)
pertaining to secu
d)
That you're popular
17.
What is a melisma?
a)
one syllable per note
b)
a word
c)
An earthquake
d)
one syllable over multiple notes
18.

Between what eras did the Classical Era take place?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1750-1825

c)

1825-1900

d)

1900-present

19.

What does Polyphonic mean?

a)

One Sound

b)

Same Sound

c)

Many Sounds

d)

Loud Sounds