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Music History Test (Middle ages-Modern)

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Secular music is _________ music.

a)

Religious

b)

Non-religious

c)

Sacred

d)

Popular

2.

Sacred music is _________ music.

a)

Religious

b)

Non-religious

c)

Secular

d)

Popular

3.

People called ____________ traveled the country, singing their secular love songs during the Middle Ages.

a)

Popes

b)

Nobles

c)

Singers

d)

Troubadours

4.

Middle Ages is also called ________________

a)

Romantic Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Rebirth

d)

Classical

5.

The Catholic Church, under the leadership of the ______ was important part of life during this time.

a)

pope

b)

king

c)

queen

d)

bishop

6.

Sacred music was mostly _________ music until 1100.

a)

important

b)

Instrumental

c)

Vocal

d)

traveling

7.

Most notated music was sacred in the Middle ages.

Why?

a)

The church had control over what songs to sing

b)

People couldn't read or write

c)

The church had control over learning

d)

The royals decided what should be notated

8.

The most well-known form of plainsong is called ____________, in honor of Pope Gregory the First

a)

Gregorian Chant

b)

Plainchant

c)

Ballads

d)

Chanson

9.

Middle Ages started from _________AD to ____________AD

a)

1400-1600

b)

400-1400

c)

1600-1750

d)

2000-now

10.

Liturgy means:

a)

Chruch ending

b)

Start of Church

c)

Church Service

d)

Latin

11.

The Renaissance started from _________AD to ____________AD

a)

1400-1600

b)

400-1400

c)

1600-1750

d)

2000-now

12.

The word "Renaissance" is French for what?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Educated

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Calm

13.

Which of the following became more important during the Renaissance?

a)

Farming

b)

Battles

c)

Learning

d)

Nobility

14.

Which invention greatly influenced the Renaissance movement?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Eye Glasses

c)

Coffee Houses

d)

Printing Press

15.

True or false: the Catholic church became MORE powerful during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

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

17.

When was the baroque period?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1900-present

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1900

18.

Which of the following is not a baroque composer ?

a)

Johann Christian Bach

b)

George Frideric Handel

c)

Franz Joseph Haydn

d)

Antonio Vivaldi

19.

Which of the following is not a core instrument of the baroque orchestra?

a)

Harsichord

b)

Violin

c)

Cellos

d)

Xylophone

20.

When was antonio vivaldi born and when he died ?

a)

1720-1790

b)

1678-1741

c)

1528-1810

d)

1670-1780

21.

What is the nationality of antonio vivaldi ?

a)

Dutch

b)

Western

c)

Italian

d)

British

22.

What was before the baroque period?

a)

Medieval

b)

Romantic

c)

20th century

d)

Classical

23.

When did the baroque period occur ?

a)

19th century

b)

17th century

c)

20th century

d)

18th century

24.

What does the word 'baroque ' implie?

a)

Mishapen pearl

b)

Colourful

c)

Musical

d)

Richly-ornamented

25.

When did the Renaissance begin?

a)

1600

b)

1450

c)

1860

d)

450

26.

The word "Renaissance" is French for what?

a)

Fancy cheese

b)

Rebirth

c)

Death

d)

Ridiculous

27.

Which of the following became more important during the Renaissance?

a)

Learning

b)

Farming

c)

Battles

d)

Bigger castles

28.

Which invention greatly influenced the Renaissance movement?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Eye glasses

c)

Coffee houses

d)

The printing press

29.

Who was expected to be trained in music during the Renaissance?

a)

Blacksmiths

b)

Any educated person

c)

Candlemakers

d)

Butchers

30.

True or false: the Catholic church became MORE powerful during the Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

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

32.

What is a Madrigal?

a)

a group of instruments playing together

b)

a polyphonic composition in which two or more melodies repeat each other at different points in the music

c)

a secular, polyphonic song based on poems, often about love

d)

a musical texture in which one voice has the melody, while the other parts serve as accompaniment

33.

A consort is

a)

A group of instruments playing together

b)

Concert

c)

Collaboration

d)

Unison

34.

The sackbut is known today as the

a)

trombone

b)

oboe

c)

When the quarterback is tackled with the ball

d)

bassoon

35.

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

36.

What instrument is this

a)

Bassoon

b)

Sackbut

c)

Serpent

d)

Trumpet

37.

What instrument is this

a)

Bassoon

b)

Trumpet

c)

Sackbut

d)

Serpent

38.

What instrument is this

a)

Serpent

b)

Bassoon

c)

Sackbut

d)

Trumpet

39.

A sonata is

a)

an instrumental work containing few movements, usually played by a symphony

b)

a vocal work containing several movements, usually played by a soloist

c)

an instrumental work containing several bowel movements, usually played by a pianist

d)

an instrumental work containing several movements, usually played by a soloist

40.

A prodigy is

a)

A non-Catholic

b)

A chamber group of strings

c)

a young person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

d)

an old person who is exceptionally talented in a specific ability or quality

41.

Who is a famous Classical composer?

a)

JS Bach

b)

Purcell

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

42.

Which composer bridged the classical and the romantic time period with his/her music?

a)

HAYDN

b)

BOCCHERINI

c)

MOZART

d)

BEETHOVEN

43.

Which composer bridged the Baroque and Classical time period with his/her music?

a)

MOZART

b)

BEETHOVEN

c)

SCHUBERT

44.

This composer was the "Father of the Symphony"

a)

Schubert

b)

Hayden

c)

Mozart

d)

Beethoven

45.

Between what eras did the Classical Era take place?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1750-1825

c)

1825-1900

d)

1900-present

46.

Which of the following did NOT happen during the classical period?

a)

Orville Wright flies the first airplane

b)

The American Revolution

c)

Beethoven composed 9 symphonies

d)

Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity

47.

Which of the following is NOT a Classical composer?

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Haydn

d)

Gershwin

48.

What composer continued to write music even after he went deaf?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Handel

d)

Beethoven

49.

Which composer was happy and cheerful but not very good with money?

a)

Mozart

b)

Beethoven

c)

Haydn

d)

Handel

50.

Which composer died penniless?

a)

Handel

b)

Haydn

c)

Beethoven

d)

Mozart

51.

Mozart died at the age of...

a)

56

b)

35

c)

78

d)

62

52.

Beethoven died at the age of...

a)

56

b)

35

c)

92

d)

35

53.

This city became the musical capital of Europe during the Classical period.

a)

Paris

b)

Vienna

c)

Rome

d)

Madrid

54.

The Classical orchestra was...

a)

the same size as the Baroque orchestra

b)

happier than the Baroque orchestra

c)

larger than the Baroque orchestra

d)

smaller than the Baroque orchestra

55.

Which music form appeared in the Classical period?

a)

symphonies

b)

motets

c)

madrigals

d)

Gregorian chant

56.

what are dates of the romantic period?

a)

1600 - 1750

b)

2000 - 2020

c)

1820 - 1900

d)

1750 - 1800

57.

Who was NOT a composer during the Romantic Period?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Wagner

c)

Schumann

d)

Bach

58.

What word describes music of the Romantic Period?

a)

emotional

b)

dreamy

c)

fancy

d)

simple

59.

How did orchestras change in the Romantic Period?

a)

They were bigger and louder.

b)

They were smaller.

c)

They weren't allowed to sit down.

d)

They added the harpsichord back.

60.

Devotional to the interests or the culture of one's nation.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Polonaise

c)

Rubato

61.

The place you go to watch live music performances.

a)

city

b)

circus

c)

concert

d)

record label

62.

True or False

The symphony orchestra continued to grow in size and in instrumentation in the Romantic Period.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

The dates of the Romantic Period were from when to when?

a)

1800-1819

b)

1900-1950

c)

200-2012

d)

1820-1900

64.

Name 3 forums for music to be played in during the Romantic Period. ( 3 choices must be selected)

a)

clubs

b)

concert halls

c)

opera halls

d)

ballrooms

65.

Which composer does not belong in the Romantic Period.

a)

FranzSchubert

b)

Johann Strauss

c)

Johann Sebastian Bach

d)

Peter Tchaikovsky

66.

True or False?

During the Romantic Period, conductors used batons to direct the orchestra.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

20th Century Music ran from the years...

a)

1800-2000

b)

1700-1900

c)

1600-1800

d)

1900- Present

68.

Which of the following is 20th century composer

a)

Haydn

b)

Beethoven

c)

Rachmaninoff

d)

Cage

69.

Which of the following is NOT a 20th century composer

a)

Schoenberg

b)

Adams

c)

Beethoven

d)

Reich

70.

Why was 20th century music different from other era's?

a)

There were many different types of musical styles

b)

There was an increase in instruments

c)

There was only one correct style

d)

There were more composers

71.

What did composers begin to develop during 20th century period

a)

They began to develop new styles

b)

They began to develop old styles

c)

They began to develop mixing styles

d)

Developing other peoples styles

72.

The period that came before 20th Century Music was called

a)

Romantic

b)

Classical

c)

Renaissance

d)

Medieval

73.

Who composed 4'33'',

that is made up of silence during 4 minutes and 33 seconds?

a)

Steve Reich

b)

Philip Glass

c)

Terry Riley

d)

John Cage

74.
Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were
a)
novelists who wrote about the 1920’s
b)
poets from Harlem
c)
blues singers
d)
jazz musicians
75.

It is the period of new musical styles consisting of impressionism, expressionism, electronic music and chance music.

a)

Medieval Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Romantic

d)

20th Century Period