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Question 1

Reference to Strozzi's gender decreased over the course of her career.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

EQ: By the year 1600, the role of women in music changed mostly because:

Accepted Answer

Women could attempt to become professional musicians

Question 3

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the decline of the power of the church in 1300s:

Accepted Answer

Loss of important church records

Question 4

This period witnessed the largest increase in the participation of women in music.

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 5

EQ: Music that contains multiple melodies sung at the same time is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Polyphonic

Question 6

This movement focused new attention on the creative capacity of individuals:

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true about female musicians in the Renaissance:

Accepted Answer

They never played instruments.

Question 8

Some women in the Renaissance were able to publish mainly because:

Accepted Answer

Their patrons supported them.

Question 9

This was the location of most female musicians in the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Northern Italy

Question 10

EQ: The role of women is preserved in medieval secular music through all EXCEPT which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A large stockpile of surviving musical scores

Question 11

EQ: Which of the following elements did NOT contribute to the social stigma against women in during the 16th-17th c

Accepted Answer

Performing houses and theaters

Question 12

This was a secular genre in the Renaissance, which entailed a polyphonic few voices.

Accepted Answer

madrigal

Question 13

EQ: "Word painting" refers to

Accepted Answer

Musical gestures that reflect the meaning of the text

Question 14

The Concerto delle Donne was known for being the first:

Accepted Answer

Professional female vocal ensemble

Question 15

This female composer had an academy named after her:

Accepted Answer

Strozzi

Questions 15