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Quiz 7: Intro to the Baroque Period

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Baroque period?

a)

1750-1800

b)

1500-1600

c)

1600-1750

d)

1800-1950

2.

Which instrument was invented during the Baroque period?

a)

Piano.

b)

Keyboard.

c)

Harpsichord.

3.

Melodies in the Baroque period were.......

a)

Simple.

b)

Elaborate and complicated.

c)

Made using mainly crotchets.

d)

Used ornaments.

4.

Which was NOT scientific/mathematical discovery in the Baroque Period?

a)

Calculus

b)

Heliocentrism

c)

Invention of the printing press

d)

Mapping of the Circulatory Systme

5.

Which movement came up during the Baroque Period?

a)

Protestant Movement

b)

Enlightenment Movement

c)

Humanism Movement

6.

Fill in the blank:

At a time when more and more writers were noting the powers of music to evoke ____________ responses in their listeners.

a)

Intellectual

b)

Physical

c)

Emotional

7.

True or False:

During the Baroque Period, definite and regular rhythms in the form of meter started to come up.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False:

During the Baroque Period, Composers start to notate dynamics with abrupt changes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is an ornament?

a)

Decoration added to the melody

b)

A type of dynamic

c)

A thing you put on the mantelpiece

10.

Which of these words relates to the texture where there is a melody line and accompaniment (mainly chordal)?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Homophonic

d)

Polyrhythmic

11.

Musicians believed that music was a powerful tool for ___________________.

a)

Emotion

b)

Communication

c)

Sound

d)

Dynamics

12.

Which instrument was the most popular during the Baroque Period?

a)

Sackbut

b)

Clavichord

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Piano Forte

13.

What is a canon in music?

a)

A type of dynamic

b)

Things that are on war ships

c)

A polyphonic melody

d)

A melody that is imitated at a specified time by one or more parts.

14.

What was the big invention during the baroque time period?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Telescope

15.

What did you need to make it as a musician in this time period?

a)

Just talent

b)

Musical Education

c)

To be on the payroll of a political or religious institution

d)

A talent agent

16.

The baroque period was known for...

a)

Loud vs Soft

b)

Simplicity vs Complexity

c)

Solo vs Ensemble

d)

All the above

17.

What was something you remember from the baroque period that we went over this week?

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