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The Middle Ages: Ch 1- 5

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

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1.

The "dark ages" in Europe

a)

began about 450 with the disintegration of the Roman Empire

b)

was a period of peace and tranquility

c)

All answers are correct

d)

was a period of cultural growth

2.

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of the European history spanning

a)

450-1450

b)

1000-1150

c)

450-1000

d)

1150-1450

3.

During the Middle Ages, women

a)

could sing only in monasteries

b)

were not permitted to sing in church

c)

were not permitted to participate in church services

d)

sang at all church services

4.

Most medieval music was

a)

for the piano

b)

instrumental

c)

for the organ

d)

vocal

5.

In the Middle Ages, most important musicians were

a)

peasants

b)

traveling entertainers

c)

priests

d)

women

6.

A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle Ages was held by

a)

monks in monasteries

b)

professors in universities

c)

knights in castles

d)

wandering minstrels or jongleurs

7.

In the middle Ages, the organ

a)

was considered of the King of the Instruments

b)

had not as yet been invented

c)

could by carried around the neck

d)

gradually evolved into a flexible instrument that could play intricate polyphonic music

8.

The view of the later medieval church on music during religious services was that it should be

a)

used only as a discreet accompaniment

b)

used only with wind instruments

c)

banned entirely

d)

performed by as many musical instruments as possible

9.

Gregorian Chant

a)

is homophonic in texture

b)

in monophonic in texture

c)

has no texture

d)

is polyphonic in texture

10.

We know from paintings and literary descriptions of the Middle Ages that

a)

instruments were seldom used

b)

trumpets and trombones were prominent

c)

instruments were used

d)

large orchestras existed

11.

Which of the following is not true of Gregorian Chant?

a)

its rhythm is flexible, without meter

b)

The melodies tend to move by step within a narrow range of pitches

c)

it conveys a calm and otherworldly quality

d)

It is usually polyphonic in texture

12.

Gregorian Chant

a)

is set to sacred Latin text

b)

was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1000 years

c)

All answers are correct.

d)

retained some elements of the Jewish synagogue of the first centuries after Christ

13.

Gregorian Chant is seldom heart today because

a)

it is very difficult to sing, and those who know how are dying out

b)

All answers are correct

c)

It is too old fashioned for modern services

d)

the Second Vatican Council of 1062-65 decreed the use of the vernacular in church services

14.

Gregorian Chant consists of

a)

several voices singing in harmony

b)

one instrument playing alone

c)

melody sung without accompaniment

d)

several instruments playing together

15.

Pope Gregory the Great

a)

Composed all of the Gregorian Chant

b)

reorganized the Catholic church liturgy during his reign from 590-604

c)

published all of the Gregorian Chant

d)

All answers are correct

16.

Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who

a)

wrote the texts for the chants

b)

had his name put on the first printed edition

c)

composed all of the chants presently in use

d)

was credited by medieval legend with having created it, even though it evolved over many centuries

17.

Alleluia

a)

is a Latinized form of the Hebrew word hallelujah

b)

is often used in Gregorian Chant

c)

may be translated as 'praise ye the Lord'

d)

All answers are correct

18.

The church modes are

a)

completely different from any other form of scale

b)

different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only five different tones

c)

like the major and minor scales in that they consist of seven tones and an eighth tone that duplicates the first an octave higher

d)

different from the major and minor scales in that they consist of only six different tones

19.

Hildegard of Bingen was

a)

the first woman composer to leave a large number of works that have survived

b)

abbess of the convent at Rupertsberg

c)

a visionary and mystic active in religious and diplomatic affairs

d)

All answers are correct

20.

Trouvere songs of the Middle Ages dealt with all of the following subjects execept

a)

dancing

b)

religion

c)

the Crusades

d)

love

21.

The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed by

a)

French nobles called troubadours and trouveres

b)

priests and monks

c)

wandering minstrels and jongleurs

d)

professional dancers and singers

22.

The notation of secular songs of the Middle Ages does not indiciate

a)

duration

b)

rhythm

c)

any of the above

d)

pitch

23.

Which of the following statements is not true of secular music in the Middle Ages?

a)

Knights were able to gain great reputations as musical poets

b)

While the notation does not indicate rhythm, it is likely that many of the secular songs of the Middle Ages had a regular meter with a clearly defined beat

c)

The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time when there were no newspapers, were accordingly ranked on a high social level

d)

Some 1650 troubadours and trouvere melodies have been presevered

24.

A famous French woman troubadour was

a)

Hildegard of Bingen

b)

Perronone d'Armentieres

c)

Beatriz de Dia

d)

Frauenlob

25.

The wandering minstrels, of jongleurs, of the Middle Ages

a)

All answers are correct

b)

lived on the lowest level of society

c)

performed music and acrobatic in castles, taverns, and town squares

d)

played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes

26.

The medieval jongleurs, important sources of information in a time where they were no newspapers, were

a)

welcomed by the nobility as distinguished guests

b)

on the lowest social level

c)

equal in rank to the troubadours and trouveres

d)

ranked on the highest social level

27.

Which of the following statements is not true of the medieval estampie?

a)

The manuscript does not indicate which instrument should play the melody

b)

It was intended for religious services

c)

It is one of the earliest surviving pieces of instrumental music

d)

The manuscript contains only a single melodic line

28.

An Estampie is a medieval

a)

dance

b)

song of worship

c)

type of jewerly

d)

method of soil cultivation

29.

The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when

a)

monks in monastery choirs began to add a second melodic line to Gregorian Chant

b)

musicians composed new music to accompany dancing

c)

the French nobles began to sing hunting songs together

d)

all of the above

30.

______ is a term applied to medieval music that consists of Gregorian Chant and one or more additional melodic lines

a)

ostinato

b)

alleluia

c)

jongleurs

d)

organum

31.

The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was

a)

London

b)

Reims

c)

Rome

d)

Paris

32.

The melody added to the Gregorian chant to form organum around 1100 was usually _____the original chant

a)

a duplication at a lower pitch of

b)

slower than

c)

note against note of

d)

faster than

33.

In medieval times, most polyphonic music was created by

a)

placing new melodic lines against know chants

b)

harmonizing melodies with chords

c)

adding orchestral instruments to church music

d)

having some singers embellish the chant during church services

34.

Cantus firmus is the term used for

a)

a chant that is used as the basis for polyphony

b)

The melody added to a Gregoria chant to form a organum

c)

a part of the Catholic church religious service

d)

the singers of a church choir

35.

Leonin and Perotin are notable because they

a)

indicated definite time values and a clearly defined meter in their music

b)

were the leaders of the school and Notre Dame

c)

are the first important composers known by name

d)

All answers are correct

36.

One of the major characteristics of ars nova music is its use of

a)

monphonic texture

b)

organum

c)

syncopation

d)

Gregorian chant

37.

Among other causes, secular music became more important that sacred music in the 14th century because

a)

the feudal system had gone into decline

b)

rival popes claimed authority at the same time, thereby weakening the authority of the church

c)

the literature of the time stressed earthly sensuality

d)

All answers are correct

38.

A new system of music notation that allowed composers to specify almost any rhythmical pattern had evolved by

a)

early 14th century

b)

early 13th

c)

late 12th century

d)

late 14th century

39.

The term ars nova refers to

a)

paintings from the new world

b)

Italian and French music of the 14th century

c)

German music of the 16th century

d)

the new art of baroque painters

40.

The ars nova, or new art, of the 14th century differed from older music in that

a)

the subjects were all secular

b)

the music emphasized the homophonic texture

c)

a new system of notation permitted composers to specify almost any rhythmic pattern

d)

there was no syncopation

41.

Francesco Landini's Eco la Primavera(Spring has Come) is in the poetic and musical form of a

a)

troubadour

b)

Mass

c)

vielle

d)

ballata

42.

The most celebrated Italian composer of the 14th century was

a)

Hildegard of Bingen

b)

Guillaume de Machaut

c)

Leonin

d)

Francesco Landini

43.

An outstanding composter of the ars nova was

a)

Pope Gregory I

b)

Guillaume de Machaut

c)

Leonin

d)

Perotin

44.

Guillaume de Machuat's compositions consist mainly of

a)

music for church services

b)

dance music

c)

Gregorian Chants

d)

love songs with instrumental accompaniment

45.

Guuillaume de Machaut was a _____ as well musician.

a)

poet

b)

priest

c)

All answers are correct

d)

court official

46.

Which of the following is not a part of the mass ordinary?

a)

Gloria

b)

Ave Maria

c)

Kyrie

d)

Credo