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1
Most sacred music of the time was written into meters of 3.
True
False
2
Women were allowed to sing in the church.
True
False
3
What was the function of Gregorian chant?
To teach
To create art
To entertain
To be a vessel for scripture
4
Troubadours, trouveres, and minstrels were essential sources of information.
True
False
5
Who is Gregorian chant named after?
Ms. Lawson
Pope Gregory
Mr. Tinsley
Mr. Sweatt
6
Liturgy is the standard spoken texts and music that make up a worship service.
False
True
7
Which of these is not a social class of the middle ages?
Nobility
Middle class
Clergy
Peasantry
8
Secular music is not religious music.
True
False
9
True or false: Nobility held the most power.
True
False
10
Which of these is NOT true about Hildegard von Bingen?
She studied other disciplines, like medicine, astronomy, and theology
She was from Bingen, Germany
She is the first recorded composer
She was a peasant who lived with her family in the village
11
Which of the following occurred during the middle ages, contributing to the high rates of disease and poverty?
Crusades
All of the above
Hundred Years' War
Black Death
12
What was a "troubadour"?
French poet-composers
Teachers/scribes
Noble men
Priests
13
What is a "liber usualis" (book of usuals)?
A book of poetry
a collection of chants in the Catholic liturgy
A map
A storybook
14
A Mass is the combined spoken texts and chants for a Catholic worship service.
False
True
15
What was at the center of daily life during the middle ages?
Church/faith
Work
Migration
Art
16
The printing press, the rise of literacy, and the rise of the Black Death strengthened the role of church in society?
False
True
17
Which of the following is NOT a topic of Troubadour songs?
Love
Friendship
The Crusades
Biblical stories
18
Composers of plainchant are recognized and praised for their work.
False
True
19
Who were the most important sacred musicians?
Knights
Priests and monks
Minstrels
Troubadours
20
Troubadours sing in Latin.
True
False
21
Polyphony is when music contains multiple lines/melodies.
True
False
22
Plainchant is monophonic.
False
True
23
What two composers were influential in developing music of "Ars Nova" (new art)?
Hildegard von Bingen
Leonin and Perotin
Quasimodo and Esmerelda
Machaut
24
When a second line of music was added to plainchant, it was improvised. What does this mean?
Musicians would only play one line
Musicians took the lines apart to keep using monophony
It was made up on the spot
It was written out
25
How much of the world's population perished due to the Black Death?
3/4
1/4
1/2
1/8
26
Which of these are types of plainchant?
Unison
Responsorial
Antiphonal
All of the above
27
When something is taught "aurally", how is it taught?
Through playing an instrument
By composing it on your own
Through reading notation
By ear
28
What years encompass the middle ages?
400-100 BC
700-500 BC
450-1450 AD
1500-1600 AD
29
Sacred music is religious music.
False
True
30
What city became a cultural center for music and art around 1150?
Paris
Berlin
London
Tokyo
