Music Appreciation Chapter 2 Review

Question 1

What primary factor led to the accelerated growth of the Roman Republic?

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a superior army

Question 2

Musicians in the Middle Ages universally recognize melody in sacred music as the highest voice

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False

Question 3

Monotheism is the belief in ______

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one god

Question 4

The Middle Ages were also known as the ____ Ages.

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Dark

Question 5

In Chant, long moving-note passages associated with a single word or syllable of a word is

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Melismatic chant

Question 6

What are the dates of the Renaissance Period?

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1450-1600

Question 7

The Middle Ages had a shift in the architectural styles from the Romanesque to the

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Gothic

Question 8

What does the French word Renaissance translate to?

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Rebirth

Question 9

The Catholic worship service is called the

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Mass

Question 10

Gothic

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an architectural style using pointed arches

Question 11

Guillame De Machuat did not write

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Symphonies

Question 12

Gothic is

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Architectural style from the late Middle Age use point arch.

Question 13

What is the earliest known record of music instruments in the ancient world?

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A Sumerian clay tablet

Question 14

What is imitation?

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One voice part mimics another voice part

Question 15

At which activity did Rome excel?

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Organization

Question 16

What type of chant involves many pitches to one syllable to produce a ornamental effect

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melismatic

Question 17

The event marking the beginning of the Renaissance Period was

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the invention of the printing press

Question 18

________ was the dominant philosophy of the Renaissance period.

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Humanism

Question 19

A versatile, plucked string instrument with a body shape like half a pear, during Renaissance

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Lute

Question 20

Determinism is

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The Middle Ages idea the ones destiny was predetermined

Question 21

Gregorian chant is

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monophonic in texture

Question 22

The phrase Middle Ages refers to the period of history spanning

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450-1450

Question 23

A system of thought promoted by the Church during the Middle Ages:

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Determinism

Question 24

What type of games did Machaut play with some of the music he wrote?

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Mathematical

Question 25

The term ars nova refers to German music of the sixteenth century

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False

Question 26

Who was the famous female composer of the Middle Ages?

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Hildegard of Bingen

Question 27

During the Renaissance every educated person was expected to

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be able to read music and play an instrument

Question 28

A form of unaccompanied, monophonic, vocal music that was an integral part of the Mass is

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Gregorian chant

Question 29

What are the dates of the Middle Ages?

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450-1450

Question 30

Using music to illustrate the text in a graphic manner is called

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Text painting

Music Appreciation Chapter 2 Review

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Music Appreciation Chapter 2 Review

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