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Music of the Medieval and Renaissance Period

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The period is also known as the Middle Ages.

a)

Renaissance Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Pre-historic Period.

2.

An instrument during the Renaissance Period.

a)

Lute

b)

Portative Organ

c)

Viola

d)

Piano

3.

A music which is not bound by Catholic traditions.

a)

Solo music

b)

Secular music

c)

Sacred music

d)

A capella music

4.

The period also known as the Golden Age of A capella Music.

a)

Baroque Period

b)

Medieval Period

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Pre-historic Period

5.

A type of Minstrels who travels all over Europe bringing them groups.

a)

Troubadours

b)

Trouveres

c)

Jongleurs

d)

Minnesingers

6.

What language were chants in?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

7.

The life during Medieval Period was:

a)

peaceful

b)

horrible

c)

wealthy

d)

abundant

8.

Gregorian Chant is named after:

a)

Pope Gregory V

b)

Pope Gregory I

c)

Gregory the Conqueror

d)

Mr. Gregory Kafkes

9.

The plainchant modes are...

a)

Syllabic

b)

Neumatic

c)

Melismatic

d)

All of the above

10.

What can be said about the texture of renaissance music?

a)

Mainly homophonic

b)

Mainly polyphonic

c)

Mainly heterophonic

d)

Mainly telephonic

11.

He was described as the "Master of Music".

(a)  

12.

His main focus was to compose sacred music to satisfy the desires of the church.

(a)  

13.

He composed a madrigal "The Triumph or Oriana," in honor of Queen Elizabeth I.

(a)  

14.

Renaissance comes from the word (a)   .

15.

Give one type of sacred music during Renaissance Period.

(a)