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Medieval Music Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which vocabulary word describes how loud or soft the music will sound?

a)

dynamics

b)

piano

c)

accent

d)

monophonic

2.

Which vocabulary word describes the speed of the music?

a)

dynamics

b)

accent

c)

tempo

d)

largo

3.

Music was this texture until around the year 800.

a)

polyphonic

b)

homophonic

c)

monophonic

d)

varied

4.

Passing music down from one generation to another and teaching through memorization was called?

a)

Guidonian Hand

b)

Solfege

c)

Rote learning

d)

Music reading

5.

The latin chant music we listened to from the beginning of the Medieval era was what texture?

a)

Two part

b)

Monophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Homophonic

6.

This type of music would be heard in the church and sung by monks, boys, or clergy men.

a)

Secular music

b)

Instrumental

c)

Ballad

d)

Plainchant

7.

Traveling musicians lost their popularity around?

a)

800

b)

1400

c)

The time they got married

d)

During the evening

8.

The musical example "Estampie" was considered what type of music?

a)

Music for monks

b)

Voice and instruments

c)

Instrumental

d)

Voices only

9.

After listening to the Medieval Ballad "Lord Randal" WHO poisoned Randal in the story?

a)
True love
b)

Lord Randal

c)

His mother

d)

His bloodhounds

10.

In the Medieval ballad Barbara Allen, who died first in the story?

a)

Lord Randal

b)

Barbara Allen

c)

William

d)

Bloodhounds

11.

Sacred music was considered non-religious music

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Choose two ballads we listened to in class?

a)

Lord Randal & Barbara Allen

b)

Lord Randal & Estampie

13.

This groups would travel around and perform for the people.

a)

Troubadours

b)

Clergy

c)

Serfs

d)

Royalty

14.

We learned that people were grouped into class. Which group had the most power?

a)

Knights

b)

Nobility

c)

Monks

d)

Serfs

15.

What is the language of the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

Language of the people

b)

Italian

c)

Polish

d)

Latin

16.

We learned that if you were of noble birth you were required to take music lessons

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

Non religious music was primarily sung in what language?

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Language of the people

d)

Italian

18.

The Medieval Period lasted approximately how many years?

(a)  

19.

Which answer describes polyphonic music?

a)

One melody

b)

Two or more melodies

c)

Melody and harmony

d)

Unison

20.

What is sacred music?

a)

Non-religious music

b)

Music that tells a story

c)

Religious music

d)

Sad and serious music

21.

What is a “neume” in Medieval Music?

a)

Solfege singing technique

b)

Punctuation used in the Middle Ages

c)

Secular music

d)

Notes of the Middle Ages

22.

What does “unison” mean?

a)
Only one part
b)

Two or more parts

c)

Voice and instruments together

d)

Fast tempo

23.

In the beginning who was it that sang chant?

a)

Nobility

b)

Monks

c)

Women of the church

d)

Troubadours

24.

What big thing did Guido D’Arezzo do?

a)

Wrote his own language

b)

Invented the first solfege system

c)

Playing instrumental music

d)

Wrote ballads for the monks

25.

What is secular music

a)

Religious music

b)

Non-religious music