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Renaissance Quiz: 3.6 - 3.8

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Martin Luther

a)

Minstrel turned troubadour composer

b)

Catholic priest and leader of the Protestant Reformation

c)

A well-known 20th century composer

d)

A medieval secular composer

2.

True or False:

All songs sung in the Catholic church were sung in the language of the people.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

During the Council of Trent, what type of musical texture did they want to ban?

a)

Polyphonic Music

b)

Homophonic Music

c)

Monophonic Music

d)

Ternary Form Music

4.

What language are "Chansons" sung in?

a)

German

b)

Italian

c)

English

d)

French

5.

What language are "Madrigals" sung in?

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Portuguese

6.

Which social class started to grow during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Upper Class

b)

Middle Class

c)

Lower Class

7.

Which of the following skills were accelerated during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Politics

b)

Art

c)

Science

d)

All the above

8.

What was the main philosophical idea during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Diesm

b)

Humanism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Skepticism

9.

True or False:

Martin Luther was the leader of the Protestant Reformation

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

Catholic liturgical music became very complex and ornate during this time. 

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following describes a number of techniques that make the subjects and background look like they would in real life?

a)

Humanism

b)

Realism

c)

Surrealism

d)

Abstract

12.

Which of the following describes the repetition of a main melodic idea across different vocal parts, with or without variation?

a)

Imitative Counterpoint

b)

A cycle

c)

Round

d)

Rhythm

13.

Which term represented poetic images musically.

a)

Rhythm

b)

Word Painting

c)

Realism

d)

Surrealism

14.

True or False:

Composers enjoyed imitating the sounds of nature in their pieces

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Much of renaissance sacred music were based on which of the following?

a)

Gregorian Chant

b)

Secular Music

c)

Minstrel Music

d)

Folk Songs

16.

True or False:

The Mass Ordinary is where the text remains the same regardless of the day.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the term used to describe a clash experienced by the listener?

a)

Consonance

b)

Dissonance

c)

Rhythm

d)

Harmony

18.

True or False:

Martin Luther composed and wrote hymns/songs in the people's common language instead of Latin

a)

True

b)

False