wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Medieval Period Art and Music

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are these?

a)

Stained Glass

b)

Flying Buttress

c)

Gothic Spires

d)

Bridges

2.

What is this?

a)

Statue

b)

Relief

c)

Evil Spirit

d)

Gargoyle

3.

What is this?

a)

Statue

b)

Relief

c)

Gargoyle

d)

Flying Buttress

4.

What is this?

a)

Window

b)

Pointed arch

c)

Buttress

d)

Stained Glass

5.

What is this?

a)

Flying Buttress

b)

Pointed Arches

c)

Relief

d)

Statues

6.

What is this?

a)

Statue

b)

Relief

c)

Pointed Arch

d)

Gothic Architecture

7.

Who is this composer?

a)

Penelope van Beethoven

b)

Hildegard von Bingen

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8.

What is the title of this piece of music?

a)

Dona Nobis Pacem

b)

Kyrie Pacem

c)

Kyrie Eleison

d)

Da Pacem Chant

9.

Definition: an artistic arrangement of colored glass pieces held in place with lead strips

a)

Relief

b)

Flying Buttress

c)

Pointed Arch

d)

Stained Glass

10.

Definition: a brace or support placed on the outside of a building

a)

Statue

b)

Gargoyle

c)

Flying buttress

d)

Illumination

11.

Definition: curved arrangement of stones that meet at a central point at the top

a)

Pointed Arch

b)

Flying Buttress

c)

Relief

d)

Gregorian Chant

12.

Name two uses for gargoyles in the early church?

a)

Scare away evil spirits/water spout

b)

Scare away evil spirits/bird perches

c)

Water spout/pure decoration

d)

No reason - just a decoration found during the Gothic period

13.

Definition: A painted manuscript; embellishment of a manuscript with luminous colors (especially gold and silver)

a)

Illumination

b)

Relief

c)

Gargoyle

d)

Chant

14.

What are the dates of the Medieval Period?

a)

1000-2000

b)

200-1200

c)

450-1450

d)

500-1500

15.

Definition: a sculptured artwork where a modeled form projects out from a flat background

a)

Statue

b)

Gothic

c)

Relief

d)

Stained Glass

16.

True or False: During Hildegard's lifetime, many composers wrote for female voices.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Hildegard wrote a book on:

a)

US presidents

b)

Opera

c)

German History

d)

Herbal Medicines

18.

Which of the following is a type of chant?

a)

Gregorian chant

b)

Middle Age chant

c)

Classical Chant

d)

all of the above

19.

In addition to music, Hildegard also wrote:

a)

books

b)

journals

c)

a play

d)

all of the above

20.

True or false: Chant is a type of vocal music that is sung without any accompaniment.

a)

True

b)

False