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Early Music and Art Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are these called?

Hint: braces on outside of churches during Medieval Era

a)

Stained Glass

b)

Flying Buttress

c)

Gothic Spires

d)

Bridges

2.

What is this?

a)

Window

b)

Buttress

c)

Pointed Arch

d)

Stained Glass Window

3.

Who is this composer?

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Penelope von Beethoven

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4.

What is the title of this piece of music?

a)

Dona Nobis Pacem

b)

Kyrie Pacem

c)

Kyrie Eleison

d)

Da Pacem Chant

5.

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

a)

Relief

b)

Pointed Arch

c)

Stained Glass Window

d)

Flying Buttress

6.

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

a)

Flying Buttress

b)

Gargoyle

c)

Statue

d)

Illumination

7.

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

a)

Pointed Arch

b)

Relief

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Flying Buttress

8.

Name two uses for gargoyles in the Medieval church

a)

Scare away evil spirits/water spout

b)

Water spout/pure decoration

c)

Scare away evil spirits/bird perches

d)

No reason - just a decoration found during the Gothic period

9.

What are the dates of the Medieval Period?

a)

1000-2000

b)

450-1450

c)

200-1200

d)

500-1500

10.

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

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Hildegard wrote a book on:

a)

Opera

b)

German History

c)

Herbal Medicine

d)

US Presidents

12.

What are the dates of the Renaissance Era?

a)

450-1450

b)

1600-1750

c)

1450-1600

d)

1750-1825

13.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Back to Roman Times

b)

Change

c)

Light Coming from the Darkness

d)

The Great Awakening

14.

Who am I?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Santa Claus

d)

Rembrandt

15.

Who am I?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Hildegard von Bingen

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Michelangelo

16.

What is the title of this masterpiece by da Vinci?

a)

Pieta

b)

The Mona Lisa

c)

David

d)

The Last Supper

17.

What is the title of this masterpiece by Michelangelo

a)

Mother and Son

b)

Crucifixion

c)

Death

d)

Pieta

18.

What is the name of this cathedral?

a)

Duomo

b)

Notre Dame

c)

Gargoyle

d)

Renaissance Cathedral

19.

What is the name of this masterpiece?

a)

Pieta

b)

David

c)

Easter Supper

d)

The Last Supper

20.

Definition: A graphic system that shows how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface

Hint: we drew a picture

a)

Horizon

b)

Linear Perspective

c)

Vertical Lines

d)

Graphing art

21.

What are the dates of the Baroque Era?

a)

1600-1750

b)

450-1450

c)

1750-1825

d)

1450-1600

22.

Who am I?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Hildegard von Bingen

d)

Rembrandt

23.

Who am I?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

24.

Who am I?

Hint: known for etchings

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Rembrandt

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

25.

Handel composed the Messiah in ______

a)

1 day

b)

1 week

c)

1 month

d)

1 year

26.

The text from the Messiah is from the Bible

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What is the title of this song by Handel?

a)

Toccata and Fugue in d minor

b)

Kyrie Eleison

c)

Hallelujah Chorus

d)

Stars and Stripes Forever

28.

What is the title of this song by Bach?

a)

Toccata and Fugue in d minor

b)

Hallelujah Chorus

c)

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro

d)

Beethoven's 5th

29.

Handel is known for composing in many styles but mainly for _____

a)

Ballets

b)

Concertos

c)

Oratorios

d)

Musicals

30.

Definition: A drama set to music and sung by performers with orchestral accompaniment, scenery, and acting

a)

Opera

b)

Oratorio

c)

Concerto

d)

Clavier

31.

Definition: Group of people who perform the opera

a)

Opera Company

b)

Clavier

c)

Sfumato

d)

Tempura

32.

Definition: Musical work written for chorus, vocal solo and orchestra, with religious text often from the Bible

a)

Opera

b)

Oratorio

c)

Cantata

d)

Clavier

33.

Definition: Early keyboard instrument

a)

Clavier

b)

Violin

c)

Piano

d)

Vibraphone

34.

Throughout his life, Bach was always a _____

a)

Clavier tuner

b)

Church musician

c)

Singer

d)

Violinist

35.

Bach lived his entire life in Germany

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Definition: The front or exterior of a building is called

a)

Relief

b)

Cement

c)

Bricks

d)

Facade

37.

Which one is from the Baroque Era?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which one is from the Medieval Era?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

Who am I?

a)

Ludwig von Beethoven

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

40.

Who am I?

a)

Ludwig von Beethoven

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Brunelleschi

41.

What is the title of this piece by Mozart?

a)

Symphony No 5 in c minor

b)

Hallelujah Chorus

c)

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro

d)

Beethoven's 5th

42.

What is the title of this piece by Beethoven?

a)

Toccata and Fugue in d minor

b)

Beethoven's 5th or Symphony No 5 in c minor

c)

Hallelujah Chorus

d)

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro

43.

Definition: a person, often quite young in age, who has incredible talent or power

a)

Opera Company

b)

Libretto

c)

Prodigy

d)

Symphony

44.

Definition: an extended composition in 3 or 4 movements OR a large group of musicians who play together on various instruments

a)

Opera

b)

Symphony

c)

Oratorio

d)

Clavier

45.

Definition: the text or written words of a musical work

a)

Symphony

b)

Operetta

c)

Libretto

d)

Opera Company

46.

What are the dates of the Classical Era?

a)

450-1450

b)

1450-1600

c)

1600-1750

d)

1750-1825

47.

Definition: a person who supports an artist, musician, or idea financially

a)

Patron

b)

Libretto

c)

Clavier

d)

Opera

48.

In his final years, Beethoven was ______

a)

Deaf

b)

Blind

c)

Both blind and deaf

d)

Mute

49.

Mozart composed:

a)

operas

b)

symphonies

c)

oratorios

d)

All of the above

50.

Mozart was a child prodigy

a)

True

b)

False