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Music in ancient Greek civilitation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to its etymology, what does

the word “Music” mean?

a)

We don’t know its origin but it could have been created in ancient Mesopotamia.

b)

It derives from Greek and means "art of the muses".

c)

It derives from Latin of the concept “mass and psalms”.

d)

It derives from Latin and it is related with an ancient instrument called "melodium".

2.

Acording to mythology, ¿who was the best musician, capable of dominating creatures and taming beasts?

a)

Zeus

b)

Apollo

c)

Orpheus

d)

Calliope

3.

According to the beliefs of ancient Greece ...

a)

Music had magical powers that could cure illnesses.

b)

Music was related to the movement of the stars in the sky.

c)

Music could modify the behavior of animals.

d)

Music was used mainly in religious ceremonies in temples.

4.

What is the oldest complete preserved

score?

a)

The infertile Woman's Prayer

b)

Seikilos Epitaph

c)

Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal

d)

Cuneiform tablet from Nippur

5.

Where is the Seikilos epitaph written?

a)

In a temple dedicated to the god Apollo.

b)

On a tablet from the city of Ugarit.

c)

On the lintel at the entrance to the Tralles cemetery.

d)

On a funerary pillar on a tomb.

6.

1. Which Greek philosophers thought that music should be used in education to build the character of young people?

a)

Plato and Aristotle

b)

Heraclitus and Epicurus

c)

Pythagoras and Anaxagoras

d)

Diogenes and Parmenides

7.

String instrument from Ancient Greek associated with the god Apollo.

a)

Lyra

b)

Aulos

c)

Salpinx

d)

Zills

8.

Brass instrument from ancient Greek like a spiral horn or trumpet.

a)

Lyra

b)

Aulos

c)

Salpinx

d)

Zills

9.

Woodwind instrument from ancient Greek, like a double recorder, associated with the god Dyonysus.

a)

Lyra

b)

Aulos

c)

Salpinx

d)

Zills

10.

Small percussion instrument from ancient Greek that sounds metallic and high-pitched.

a)

Lyra

b)

Aulos

c)

Salpinx

d)

Zills