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WorksheetsGrade 7 - Semester 1 Mega Quiz
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
The very beginning of Chinese Traditional Music was inspired by...
Sounds of Chinese opera
Sounds of nature
Sounds of the city
Sounds of YouTube
What was the initial purpose of Chinese traditional music?
No specific purpose
Become famous musicians and tour around the country
To follow religious events
During the Formative Period (3000BC – 400AD)...
Chinese music got influenced by many islamic countries
The basis of the pentatonic scale was established
Chinese Opera emerged
Chinese music was heavily influenced by European countries
During the International Period (400 – 900AD) ...
China got the influence from Middle Eastern and islamic music cultures
China got the influence from all the Western colonies
China developed the Chinese Opera
China hosted the Xi'an 787AD Summer Olympics where Ming Yao became a basketball star
During the national period (900 – 1900AD) ...
Chinese Opera was standardized
Music was only played for religious purposes
Music was plain and simple
During the World Music period (1900AD onwards) ...
Western music influenced China. After that, China created K-Pop and Hip Hop
Chinese Opera was created thanks to the Islamic influence
Western music influenced China. Western instrumentation scales and sounds were widespread
Chinese traditional instrument were classfied by ...
... how the sound was produced.
... materials they were made of.
... color and size.
... how difficult to play they were.
Traditionally, Chinese instruments are separated into how many categories?
5: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Gourd, Skin.
8: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Stone, Gourd, Metal, Clay, Skin
4: Strings, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass
9: Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Grass, Stone, Gourd, Metal, Clay, Skin
The system to classify traditional Chinese instruments is called ...
八音 (bayin)
六音 (liuyin)
爸音 (bayin)
巴西 (baxi)
Name the instrument:
Erhu
Dizi
Guzheng
Pipa
Name the instrument:
Dizi
Erhu
Yangqin
Sheng
Name the instrument
Guzheng
Guqin
Yangqin
Piano
Name the instrument:
Dizi
Trumpet
Suona
Xiao
Name the instrument:
Guqin
Guzheng
Harp
Yangqin
Instrument mainly used in temples:
Erhu
Temple Blocks (木鱼)
Sheng
Guqin
It looks like this person is playing a...
Guzheng
Electric Guitar
Guqin
Yangqin
I would bet that she is playing a ...
Dizi
Xiao
Recorder
Suona
I think that's a ...
Ruan
Pipa
Guitar
Erhu
Eastern and Western music notation was completely identical in the past.
Yes, both of them used the staff notation.
No, in the East they used Cipher notation while in the West musicians used staff notation.
This is ...
Ancient Chinese cipher notation
Ancient Western staff notation
Modern Chinese cipher notation
Modern Western staff notation
This is ...
Ancient Chinese cipher notation
Ancient Western staff notation
Modern Chinese cipher notation
Modern Western staff notation
This is ...
Ancient Chinese cipher notation
Ancient Western staff notation
Modern Chinese cipher notation
Modern Western staff notation
Chinese orchestras nowadays borrow HIGH PITCH instruments like Violins and Flutes, because there is not enough high pitch instruments ...
True
False
Which one of these modern families you cannot find in most of Chinese orchestras?
Strings
Brass
Percussion
Woodwinds
Western and Chinese (Eastern) orchestras have this in common:
They are both the same, no differences at all.
More quiet instruments are set in the front and louder ones in the back.
Both of them have a large brass section.
Louder instruments are set in front of the orchestra. Quiet instruments are left in the back. Who wants to listen to the poor Yangqin anyway?
How many notes does the Pentatonic Scale have?
7
4
5
1 or 2
If Do/C is the 1st note in the scale and Re/D is the 2nd... what musical notes are missing in a Pentatonic Scale?
3rd and 5th
4th and 5th
4th and 7th
6th and 7th
This is a pentatonic scale
True
False
This is a pentatonic scale
True, even if it has more than 5 notes it's pentatonic.
False, you cannot have more than 5 notes in a pentatonic scale.
A drone in music is ...
A musical accompaniment consisting of continuous sosunding pitches notes. Often used in traditional music.
A musical accompaniment of constantly changing notes and rhythms. Often used in American Jazz.
A flying gadget to capture amazing videos for my YouTube channel.
Correct chronological order of these music periods is:
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Renaisance, Medieval, Baroque
Baroque, Renaissane, Medieval,
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
A Chant (Medieval period) is:
Monophonic singing used for religious purpose
Monophonic singing used in non-religious purpose
Polyphonic way of playing instruments used in religious purpose
Polyphonic singing used in religious purpose
Chant could be used for non-religious purpose?
True
False
Monophony is when music has more than one melody lines:
True
False
Polyphony is music with two or more different melody lines:
True
False
As periods passed by (from Medieval to Renaissance), music evolved in this way:
We were able to find more polyphonic music.
We were able to find more monophonic music.
Secular Music is used...
...in church.
...in theater.
...during festivals.
...outside of the church.
Sacred music is the same as religious music?
True
False
This is a...
Cello
Lute
Viola
Viol
Why we cannot really find too many music scores before the 10th century in Europe?
Nobody could really play any instrument nor sing.
There were not so many good music composers.
Music did not sound too good at the time.
Music notation was not invented yet.
Medieval Music Notation was known as...
Nums
Neumes
Noymes
Neemes
Medieval Music Notation from the question above (picture) did NOT give us any information about...
Pitch
Lyrics
A reminder of how to sing the song
Before music notation was invented, music was passed on by...
Music theory books on sale in bookstores.
Oral tradition.
Mp3 recordings.
Music schools that every person attended.
Who invented the first music notation?
Claudio Monteverdi
Guido d'Arezzo
Guilliaume Dufay
J.S.Bach
Bagpipes were a common instrument during Medieval Times?
True, specially inside churches.
True, but only when it comes to secular music.
False, bagpipies were invented on the Baroque period.
False, they were just popular in the Stone age rituals.
During Medieval Times main focus was put on SACRED music?
True
False
Which instrument was the father of the Church Organ?
Mini Organ
Chair Organ
Table Organ
Light Organ
Word RENAISSANCE means REBIRTH in French?
True. Rebirth of the Roman empire when they finally defeated all the Barbarians...
True. Rebirth from the dark times in the Middle Ages.
True. Rebirth from the French language.
False. Renaissance means "going back" into dark times in French.
The major city where Renaissance blossomed was...
Rome
Paris
Florence
Berlin
A capella is...
Dancing without instruments
Singing without instruments
Singing with instruments
Dancing with instruments
A Motet is
...sacred polyphonic piece of music.
...secular polyphonic piece of music.
You could perform a Madrigal inside a Church?
True
False
You can see a Consort on this photo?
Yes, they are playing instruments from the same family.
No, all the instruments have different sizes.
Counterpoint is a POLYPHONIC music procedure/technique?
True
False
During Renaissance, SECULAR music got massively developed?
True
False
During Renaissance every EDUCATED PERSON was considered to be trained in music.
True
False
Which instrument later developed into the Oboe?
Crumhorn
Tabor
Organ
Shawm
What instrument family does the Serpent belong to?
Brass
Wind
Snake
Strings
Crumhorn belongs to the Woodwind Family.
True
False
Ancestor of the Piano that was invented during the Renaissance period?
Serpent
Shawm
Harpsichord
Bagpipes
Which one of these composers does not belong to the Renaissance period?
Claudio Monteverdi
William Byrd
Antonio Vivaldi
Josquin Des Prez
First ever Opera in history was composed in the...
Medieval period
Renaissance period
Modern period
Classical period
First ever opera was:
The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart
The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Dafne by Jacopo Peri
Carmen by Georges Bizet
