Music, Society and Culture

Question 1

A significant number of women emerged as composers and soloists during the Twentieth Century.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

During the Romantic period, composers used musical elements and themes from their homelands, referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Nationalism

Question 3

With the arrival of the Twentieth century, composers began to increase the use of ________ instruments in their music.

Accepted Answer

percussion

Question 4

During the 1960s and 1970s, rock lyrics covered subjects such as:

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 5

Renaissance music introduced ______________, the expression of emotions in words through music.

Accepted Answer

word painting

Question 6

During the Middle Ages, monks and choirs sang chants ___________ musical accompaniment.

Accepted Answer

without

Question 7

The Classical period saw a period of economic growth. People grew richer, and their wants and taste in music grew, too.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

The ___________ class prospered the most during the Classical Period.

Accepted Answer

Middle

Question 9

As the popularity of rock music grew, so did sales of:

Accepted Answer

electric guitars

Question 10

Most rock performers and composers were:

Accepted Answer

teenagers or in their early 20s

Question 11

The Middle Ages were a time when European society chiefly used music in:

Accepted Answer

churches

Question 12

During the 1950s, popular rock songs by African-American singers created a wave of unity with white Americans

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The Baroque age saw music expressed in one style, where musicians conveyed moods with ___________________.

Accepted Answer

rhythms and melodic patterns

Question 14

In the Classical Period, musicians expressed _________ mood in a composition.

Accepted Answer

more than one

Question 15

Select the type of music that was NOT popular during the Twentieth Century:

Accepted Answer

Sonata

Question 16

During the Renaissance, the number of music composers _____________, due to the increase in musical training.

Accepted Answer

increased

Question 17

Because a lot of rock music conveys violence, rebellion, vulgarity, and anger, it could have a _____ impact on listeners

Accepted Answer

negative

Question 18

During the Renaissance, music expanded and grew popular in weddings, religious ceremonies, and civic processions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Through the 1950-1990s, rock music and performers influenced:

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 20

Select the event that did NOT attribute to the increase in accessibility of music in the Twentieth Century:

Accepted Answer

invention of antibiotics

Question 21

________________, named after Pope Gregory I, was the chief musical form used in Catholic churches.

Accepted Answer

Gregorian Chant

Questions 21