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Time Periods Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is sacred music?

a)

Any music NOT written for the church

b)

Music used for dancing

c)

Music that is written for the church

d)

Music written by the nobility

2.

Who is responsible for creating solfege?

a)

Hildegard von Bingen

b)

Guido of Arezzo

c)

Philippe de Vitry

d)

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

3.

What is secular music?

a)

Any music NOT written for the church

b)

Music used for dancing

c)

Music that is written for the church

d)

Music written by a woman

4.

What was used to write Medieval music?

a)

Monophony

b)

Estampie

c)

Polyphony

d)

Neumes

5.

What was the Medieval Period also known as? There's more than one answer.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Roman Empire

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

Dark Ages

6.

What is a motet?

a)

A polyphonic SACRED song

b)

Imitative polyphony

c)

A polyphonic SECULAR song

d)

When the music reflects the words

7.

What is a madrigal?

a)

A polyphonic SACRED song

b)

Imitative polyphony

c)

A polyphonic SECULAR song

d)

When the music reflects the words

8.

What is word painting?

a)

A polyphonic SACRED song

b)

Imitative polyphony

c)

A polyphonic SECULAR song

d)

When the music reflects the words

9.

What does "renaissance" mean?

a)

Rebirth

b)

Madrigal

c)

Motet

d)

Imitative polyphony

10.

What invention allowed musicians to make extra money?

a)

Car

b)

Computer

c)

Printing press

d)

Piano

11.

What keyboard instrument was popular during the Baroque period?

a)

Piano

b)

Organ

c)

Clavichord

d)

Harpsichord

12.

Who was the Father of Opera?

a)

Monteverdi

b)

Purcell

c)

Bach

d)

Bach

13.

What is an oratorio?

a)

A drama set to music and sung entirely throughout

b)

A piece of music for solo instrument(s) accompanied by an orchestra

c)

A SACRED drama set to music and sung entirely throughout

d)

A short melody is introduced and performed by other parts at different times

14.

What is an opera?

a)

A drama set to music and sung entirely throughout

b)

A piece of music for solo instrument(s) accompanied by an orchestra

c)

A SACRED drama set to music and sung entirely throughout

d)

A short melody is introduced and performed by other parts at different times

15.

What is the Baroque period named after?

a)

A type of composition

b)

A type of pearl

c)

A style of architecture

d)

A type of instrument

16.

What is a symphony?

a)

A story told through music and dancing

b)

A musical work for orchestra made up of sections called movements

c)

An ensemble consisting of 2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello

d)

An large ensemble of instruments

17.

What is a ballet?

a)

A story told through music and dancing

b)

A musical work for orchestra made up of sections called movements

c)

An ensemble consisting of 2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello

d)

An large ensemble of instruments

18.

What is a string quartet?

a)

A story told through music and dancing

b)

A musical work for orchestra made up of sections called movements

c)

An ensemble consisting of 2 violins, 1 viola and 1 cello

d)

An large ensemble of instruments

19.

Who is known as the "Father of the Symphony?"

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

d)

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

20.

Which composer became deaf over time?

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

d)

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

21.

The Romantic period was inspired by what?

a)

Architecture

b)

Nature and emotion

c)

Dramatic expression

d)

Revolution and industry

22.

What is a leitmotif?

a)

A recurrent melody throughout a musical work that represents a particular person, idea, or situation

b)

A solo song performed in German with piano accompaniment

c)

A style of singing that puts more importance on the beauty of sound

d)

Music that tells a story

23.

What is a lieder?

a)

A recurrent melody throughout a musical work that represents a particular person, idea, or situation

b)

A solo song performed in German with piano accompaniment

c)

A style of singing that puts more importance on the beauty of sound

d)

Music that tells a story

24.

What is program music?

a)

A recurrent melody throughout a musical work that represents a particular person, idea, or situation

b)

A solo song performed in German with piano accompaniment

c)

A style of singing that puts more importance on the beauty of sound

d)

Music that tells a story

25.

Which of the following Romantic composers were known for their operas? There's more than one answer.

a)

Vincenzo Bellini

b)

Richard Wagner

c)

Franz Liszt

d)

Giuseppe Verdi

e)

Frederic Chopin

26.

What is atonality?

a)

Music that rejects existing rules

b)

An art style reflected in music

c)

Music that lacks a tonal center

d)

Music that favors unique elements

27.

Which of the following art styles were reflected in music? There's more than one answer.

a)

Surrealism

b)

Cubism

c)

Realism

d)

Impressionism

e)

Expressionism

28.

Which of the musicians were pioneers of rock music? There's more than one answer.

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Buddy Holly

c)

Duke Ellington

d)

Elvis Presley

29.

What type of music became popular in the 1920s?

a)

Rock

b)

Atonal

c)

Jazz

d)

Avant-garde

30.

What type of music rejects the rules for unique elements to challenge the audience?

a)

Rock

b)

Atonal

c)

Jazz

d)

Avant-garde