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THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Christmas Carols were once just called

a)

SINGING

b)

CAROLS

c)

CHURCH MUSIC

2.

Christmas Carols may have started

a)

a hundred years ago

b)

a few years ago through commercials

c)

thousands of years ago

3.

Christmas Carols originated in

a)

the United States

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

4.

The word "Carol" actually means

a)

joy, dancing and a song of praise

b)

the four seasons of the year

c)

Yuletide to be sad and need cheering up

5.

Carols were sung to celebrate the

a)

Christmas Tree

b)

Winter Solstice

c)

priests and church members

6.

The Winter Solstice was a celebration of the

a)

coming of winter

b)

seasons coming no matter what they were

c)

lights and stars

7.

Pagan songs sung thousands of years ago were songs that had nothing to do with Christmas

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Christmas songs began to be sung during the Winter Solstice in the churches to celebrate

a)

the birth of Jesus Christ

b)

snow falling

c)

the fresh cold air

9.

A bishop , around the year 129, had a song called "Angels Hymn" sung at a Christmas service in

a)

France

b)

Rome

c)

Germany

10.

Composers all over Europe began composing Christmas Carols but they were not popular because they were

a)

written in Latin

b)

sung poorly

c)

blurry

11.

An Italian preacher of the church named St Francis of Assisi began to create Nativity scene plays that were in everyone's language so they could be understood

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Christmas Carols today tell about

a)

the birth of Jesus Christ only

b)

Jesus' birth and many other made up stories

c)

only the season of winter