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Musical Renaissance and Baroque

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the sequencing of seven sounds appear?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Egypt

d)

China

2.

The harp, lyre & aulos are common instruments in...

a)

China

b)

Europe

c)

Greece

d)

Egypt

3.

Where music began to be used as a basis

for philosophical theories?

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Rome

d)

Greece

4.

Where does Gregorian chant originate?

a)

France

b)

Rome

c)

China

d)

Greece

5.

The use of the pentatonic scale makes music more...

a)

Mysterious

b)

Fun

c)

Dark

d)

Boring

6.

The main characteristic of the pentatonic scale is

the [...] of semitones

a)

Lack

b)

Presence

c)

Writing

d)

Sound

7.

The ancient period was from the year

a)

5000A.C-476

b)

5100A.C-486

c)

5000B.C-476

d)

5100A.C-476

8.

In what year does the Middle Ages end?

a)

1350

b)

1250

c)

1450

d)

1550

9.

What fact marked the beginning of the Renaissance?

a)

Printing press

b)

Death of J.S.B

c)

Invention of the printing press

d)

Roman Empire's fall

10.

In what year did the Middle Ages begin?

a)

486

b)

476

c)

466

d)

456

11.

At what time was Gutenberg's bible printed?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaisanse

c)

Barroque

d)

Renaissance

12.

In the Renaissance, learning music was an activity for...

a)

Middle class

b)

Upper class

c)

Poor class

d)

Working class

13.

Gregorian Chant is a form of prayer sung by a choir of

a)

Monks

b)

Priests

c)

People

d)

Musicians

14.

Gregorian chant is a musical form sung ...

a)

a capella

b)

a duet

c)

in chorus

d)

a capela

15.

In the Renaissance period,

monasteries were considered as centers of

a)

Happiness

b)

Intelligence

c)

Wisdom

d)

Education

16.

In the Renaissance the troubadours sang and danced for

a)

Peasant

b)

Nobles

c)

Inhabitants

d)

Devotee

17.

Renaissance music has a [...] texture

a)

Counterpoint

b)

Flat

c)

Monodic

d)

Polyphonic

18.

The frequent beat in renaissance was the

a)

Half note

b)

Whole note

c)

Quarter note

d)

Rest

19.

Which of these is not part of the mass?

a)

Gloria

b)

Kyrie

c)

San Bened

d)

Agnus Dei

20.

The original language of the mass and the motets is

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Latin

21.

Viola da gamba, the lute and the vihuela are typical

instruments of the [...] Renaissance

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Italian

22.

Giovanni Pierluigi di Palestrina is a composer

of the [...] era

a)

Baroque

b)

Contemporany

c)

Renaissance

d)

Ancient

23.

What fact marked the end of the Baroque?

a)

Death of J.B.S

b)

Death of J.S.C

c)

Death of M.S.B

d)

Death of J.S.B

24.

Who is consider the father of baroque music?

a)

Bach

b)

Händel

c)

Badalla

d)

Haydn

25.

The baroque period goes from ...

a)

1500-1750

b)

1450-1700

c)

1600-1750

d)

1560-1850

26.

What fact marked the beginning of the Baroque?

a)

The appearance of the opera

b)

The invention of printing press

c)

The fall of Constantinople

d)

The fall of the Roman Empire

27.

Opera is commonly linked to

a)

Bach

b)

Monteverdi

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Haydn

28.

The leitmotif of the baroque is

a)

The more the merier

b)

More the merrier

c)

The more the merrier

d)

The more the best

29.

Profane music is the same as ...

a)

Sacred

b)

Secular

c)

Religious

d)

Sacre

30.

Which of these is not an instrumental musical form?

a)

Sonata

b)

Concerto

c)

Oratorie

d)

Suite

31.

At what time the role of the musician begins to decline?

a)

Baroque

b)

Renaissance

c)

Not decline

d)

Middle Ages

32.

The baroque is divided into [ ... ] periods

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

None

33.

Teleman belongs to the

a)

Teleman is not a baroque composer

b)

Middel baroque

c)

Early baroque

d)

Late baroque

34.

What is the original musical form of Spain?

a)

Opera

b)

Motet

c)

Zarzuela

d)

Concerto

35.

The bassoon is an instrument of the [ ... ] family

a)

Brass

b)

Key

c)

Wind

d)

Woodwind

36.

Which of these instruments belongs to the bowed string?

a)

Piano

b)

Cello

c)

Lute

d)

Guitar

37.

The french horn is an instrument of the [ ... ] family

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

38.

Who is the composer of the Messiah?

a)

Händel

b)

Haydn

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Scarlatti

39.

The opera Ulysses was composed by ...

a)

Monteverdi

b)

Bach

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Pachelbel

40.

The Four Seasons was composed by

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

Alberto Vivaldi

c)

André Vivaldi

d)

Alessio Vivaldi

41.

What fact does not correspond to this date: 1450?

a)

Fall of Constantinople

b)

Printing press

c)

Fall of Roman Empire

d)

End of the Middle Ages