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Middle Ages Music

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Middle Ages was also known as

a)

Classical Period

b)

Renaissance Period

c)

Baroque Period

d)

Medieval Period

2.

The Middle Ages took place during the years

a)

400-1400AD

b)

1600-1750 AD

c)

1400-1600AD

d)

1750-1825AD

3.

The peasants were the...

a)

kings and queens

b)

rich landowners

c)

poor farmers

d)

priests

4.

Nobility were the...

a)

poor farmers

b)

rich landowners

c)

monks

d)

priests

5.

Sacred Music in the Middle Ages was called...

a)

troubadours

b)

plainsong

c)

jongleurs

d)

Cantiga

6.

The clergy were the...

a)

rich landowners

b)

priests and monks

c)

poor farmers

d)

knights

7.

What does "a cappella" singing mean?

a)

only women

b)

just voices

c)

only instruments

d)

only men

8.

What is sacred music?

a)

religious

b)

rock n' roll

c)

secular

d)

non-religious

9.

Gregorian Chant was sung in...

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

German

d)

Romance

10.

Who were the professional musicians, artists and poets from noble families?

a)

jongleurs

b)

Troubadours

11.

Who were the musicians and actors from poor families who played songs composed by troubadours?

a)

Jongleurs

b)

Troubadours

12.

Why was Guido d' Arezzo important in the history of music?

a)

He played many instruments.

b)

He sang in a famous church

c)

He named each note of the scale

d)

He had a loud voice

13.

What is a polyphonic form by the addition of a second voice to the melody of a Gregorian Chant?

a)

Motet

b)

Organum

c)

Conductus

d)

Cantiga

14.

What is secular music?

a)

non-religious

b)

religious

15.

What is polyphonic music?

a)

Music composed with many parts or voices.

b)

One sound

16.

Do you want to win this game?

a)

yes

b)

no