Unit 2 (Middle Ages & Renaissance)

Question 1

The tradition of the troubadours and trouvères developed in:

Accepted Answer

France

Question 2

The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:

Accepted Answer

the Mass

Question 3

Why does Gregorian chant sound so different from other types of Western music?

Accepted Answer

There is no harmony

Question 4

The knowledge of early civilizations and culture of Middle Ages were preserved by monasteries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The portion of the Mass that remains the same for every service is called:

Accepted Answer

the Ordinary

Question 6

The 16th Century did not see a blossoming of instrumental dance music.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The madrigal and chanson were two important genres of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

In addition to composing music, Hildegard of Bingen is known for:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 9

Who invented the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 10

The expressive device Renaissance composers used to pictorialize words musically is called:

Accepted Answer

word-painting

Question 11

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:

Accepted Answer

sackbut

Question 12

Who is credited with compiling the Great book of Organum (Magnus liber organi)

Accepted Answer

Leonin

Question 13

The portion of the Mass that changes depending on the event is called:

Accepted Answer

the Proper

Question 14

Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

the madrigal

Question 15

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:

Accepted Answer

Machaut

Question 16

The sacred text of Islam is called the:

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 17

The monastic life was reserved for men only.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Which was NOT a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouvères?

Accepted Answer

the rebirth of Classical learning

Question 20

Which of the following characterizes humanism?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

Polyphony required the development of:

Accepted Answer

music notation

Question 22

(Blank) is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Accepted Answer

Pope Gregory the Great

Question 23

The earliest type of polyphony was:

Accepted Answer

organum

Question 24

During the 14th century, a style of music developed that became known as:

Accepted Answer

the Ars Nova

Question 25

The first major center of polyphony was:

Accepted Answer

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

Question 26

Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Council of Trent?

Accepted Answer

using more musical instruments to enhance church music

Question 27

Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 29

What is a cantus firmus?

Accepted Answer

a fragment of Gregorian chant used as a foundation of a mass

Question 30

Which of the following does NOT characterize plainchant?

Accepted Answer

triadic harmonies

Question 31

The chanson is an example of French secular music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Early instrumental music largely depended on improvisation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

What is the form of a rondeau?

Accepted Answer

ABaAabAB

Question 34

The Renaissance motet is a sacred genre with Latin text

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

What best describes the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?

Accepted Answer

imitative

Question 36

What are the dates of the Middle Ages/Medieval Era?

Accepted Answer

400-1450

Question 37

The perfection of monophony is the most important feature in the development of Western Music.

Accepted Answer

False

Unit 2 (Middle Ages & Renaissance)

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