Remember Me: Personalizing the motet in the early Renaissance

Question 1

There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instruments.

Accepted Answer

a cappella

Question 3

Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Which element of music does Josquin most exploit in Ave Maria to provide variety and to emphasize the text?

Accepted Answer

texture

Question 5

Which of the following terms describes Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena?

Accepted Answer

imitative polyphony

Question 6

Renaissance painters continued medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Which meter was especially attractive in medieval music because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?

Accepted Answer

triple

Question 8

Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

The awakening of Europe was called

Accepted Answer

humanism

Question 10

The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a religious to a secular one.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

In which language is the text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria...virgo serena written?

Accepted Answer

latin

Question 12

The text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria...virgo serena praises the virtues of the following?

Accepted Answer

the Virgin Mary

Question 13

In the Renaissance, what was one of the most popular sacred genres with Latin text?

Accepted Answer

motet

Question 14

Religious belief remained at the core of Renaissance identity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What is the predominant texture in Josquin's motet Ave Maria...virgo serena?

Accepted Answer

imitative polyphony

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