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Worksheets1.19 Medieval Period Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or False:
Minstrels were considered a higher class compared to Troubadours and Trouveres.
True
False
Which term best describes poet musicians that composed music in their own native language?
Troubadours/Trouveres
Minstrels
Priests/Monks
Court Jesters
Why were minstrels vital in every day life during the medieval period?
They provided entertainment to the common people
They provided news outside of the town
They provided newspapers for the common folk to read.
They were traveling entertainers that entertained people in the church.
Who did the troubadours and trouveres work for? Who were they employed by?
Which on of these topics did troubadours and trouveres not compose or write music about?
Love Songs
Knights doing knightly deeds
Dance Songs
Songs for the church
True or False: Minstrels performed and sang their own original songs.
True
False
Which of these terms best describe a monophonic, acapella piece that is sung in church?
Chant
Plainsong
Secular Music
Poem
What is the term used to describe a series of notes sung on a single syllable?
Melisma
Hemiola
Tie
Slur
True or False:
Instruments were allowed to be performed in church.
True
False
Which term best describes a cadence?
The ending of a musical phrase or section.
The end of a sentence
The complete end of music.
The way someone ends their sentence.
Ser Herbert was born an aristocrat in France and is now a poet-musician. Which of these terms best describe his occupation?
Troubadour
Minstrel
Noble
Jester
Esmerelda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame would be considered on of the following musicians. What would she be considered
Minstrel
Trouvere
Musician
Composer
A medieval commoner walks into the church and notices priests and monks singing multiple pitches on one syllable. Which of the terms best fit this situation?
Melisma
Chant
Song Cycle
Poem
A medieval commoner walks outside of the church to hear music being sung on the streets. They notice it's in a language that they personally speak. Which realm of music is this person listening to?
Sacred Music
Secular Music
