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Baroque Vocab 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word or words most nearly means "to make something more attractive by adding extra details."

a)

embellishment

b)

embellish

c)

adorned

d)

elaborately

e)

lie

2.

Which word or words most nearly mean "famous."

a)

renown

b)

adorned

c)

renowned

d)

adorn

e)

virtuosic

3.

Which word or words most nearly mean decorated?

a)

adorn

b)

adorned

c)

embellish

d)

embellished

e)

ornamentation

4.

In the sentence "Bernini was commissioned to work on paintings, design sculptures, and draw up architectural plans for buildings," the word commissioned most nearly means

a)

asked

b)

questioned

c)

hired

d)

ordered

e)

encouraged

5.

A highly skilled musician is

a)

a virtuoso

b)

a bassoonist

c)

antiphonal

d)

an adornment

e)

a renown

6.

Bach was an extraordinarily terrific organist. Because of this, some would consider him to be a (a)   .

7.

In the sentence "The dramatic productions of the opera had their origins in the music dramas of the church," origin most nearly means

a)

video games

b)

greatest successes

c)

beginnings

d)

stages

e)

best musicians

8.

Which vocabulary word means "sung, recited, or played alternately by two groups" and is associated with the music of Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli?

(a)  

9.

What does adorned mean in the sentence fragment "Buildings adorned with arches and domes...?"

a)

decorated

b)

embellished

c)

made fancier

d)

made more beautiful

e)

ornamented

10.

Elaborately

a)

is an adjective meaning "in a detailed and carefully arranged manner."

b)

is an adverb meaning "in a detailed and carefully arranged manner."

c)

is a verb meaning "in a detailed and carefully arranged manner."

d)

is a noun meaning "in a detailed and carefully arranged manner."

e)

is an article meaning "in a detailed and carefully arranged manner."

11.

Splendor

a)

is a sugar substitute.

b)

is a noun.

c)

means magnificence or fanciness or impressiveness.

d)

is an adverb.

e)

is an adjective.

12.

Composed

a)

is an adjective meaning under control or calm.

b)

is the past tense of the verb compose, which means to write or create.

c)

is the stuff you make out of food and yard waste.

d)

is what Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi did before they decomposed.

e)

means wrote or created.

13.

Primarily

a)

is a noun meaning "mainly" or "for the most part."

b)

is a verb meaning "mainly" or "for the most part."

c)

is a pronoun meaning "mainly" or "for the most part."

d)

is an adverb meaning "mainly" or "for the most part."

e)

is an adjective meaning "mainly" or "for the most part."

14.

Which word below most nearly means "very complicated or detailed?"

a)

intricate

b)

renowned

c)

commissioned

d)

composed

e)

none of these

15.

Which vocabulary word most nearly means pleasing, graceful, and stylish in appearance.

(a)