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1
What is this instrument?
lyre
flute
baritone
harp
2
Who believed that music was a mathematical expression of the cosmic order?
Plato
Aristotle
Mrs. Peterson
Pythagoras
3
The basis of the Greek system of music theory was the tetrachord.
False
True
4
The idea that music, like drama, consisted of an imitation of what?
flowing water
The wind blowing
vibrations of the earth
Human Action
5
Which of the following were Greek activities and events that used music?
weddings
all of the above
religious ceremonies
funerals
6
Ancient Greek singers were accompanied by what?
lyres
banjos
harmonicas
drums
7
Who was the Greek god of prophecy and music?
Venus
Apollo
Hercules
Zeus
8
What did the lyre symbolize to the Ancient Greeks?
wisdom and silliness
wisdom and moderation
wisdom and excess
wisdom and calmness
9
The basic Greek scale ranged two octaves and was called what?
The Greater Perfect System
The Medium Perfect System
The Lesser Perfect System
The Chordal Sytem
10
For Ancient Greeks, music was viewed as quite literally a gift from whom?
The milkman
Prehistoric man
The gods
Plato
11
How music affects the listener's character and behavior is known as what?
Doctrine of Manners
Doctrine of Ethos
Doctrine of Everything
Doctrine of Morals
12
The basis of the Greek system of music theory was what kind of chord?
pentachord
tetrachord
passing chord
triple chord
13
Greek music is often served to support only athletic events.
True
False
14
The lyra and the kithara were types of what?
lyres
flutes
drums
xylophones
15
The Greek tonos was a type of scale
False
True
16
Relatively little music notation has survived to allow study of Greek music.
True
False
17
The kithara was of what origin?
Asiatic
Germanic
American
Baltic
18
An octave is a series of how many consecutive notes?
8
4
10
12
19
The oldest surviving Greek musical instruments are made of what?
bone
tree branches
paper
gold
20
What instrument is the person in the picture playing?
Scissors
Aulos
Autoharp
Bagpipes
21
The aulos was a triple reed pipe played in a pair
False
True
22
How many notes make up a tetrachord?
4
2
1
3