Music 190W Chapter 10 Quiz

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  1. Which social institution dominated musical life in the Medieval era?
    a. democratically elected governments
    b. the Protestant Church
    c. the Catholic Church

  2. Which does NOT describe the style of Gregorian chant:
    a. monophonic
    b. a cappella
    c. sacred text
    d. metrical
  3. The purpose of Gregorian chant or plainchant was:
    a. for entertainment
    b. for religious services in monasteries and churches
    c. for concerts of art music

  4. Before plainchant was preserved in musical notation, it was transmitted by:
    a. detailed verbal explanations of how it was supposed to sound
    b. pictures that reminded musicians of the theme of the plainchant
    c. oral tradition

  5. What does the word Renaissance mean, literally:
    a. rediscovery
    b. reunion
    c. rejoicing
    d. rebirth
  6. T or F: during the Renaissance, artists and scholars began to shift away from purely religious concerns towards more humanistic concerns, such as human emotions.
    a. true
    b. false

  7. Which does NOT describe the style of Renaissance vocal music:
    a. a cappella
    b. alternates between homophonic and polyphonic texture
    c. strongly emphasized beat
    d. uses imitation
    e. includes both sacred and secular music

  8. Which is not one of the main Renaissance vocal genres:
    a. plainchant
    b. Mass
    c. motet
    d. madrigal
  9. What problem did setting the Mass to polyphonic music create for the congregation:
    a. singing the parts correctly
    b. understanding the words
  10. The part of the mass that is unchanging from week to week, and which was often set to music, is the:
    a. Proper
    b. Ordinary
  11. What is a cantus firmus:
    a. a "fixed song"
    b. a melody used as the basis for a new piece
    c. a melody used to tie the sections of a Mass together
    d. all of the above
  12. The Reformation led to the formation of which branch of the Christian faith:
    a. Mormon
    b. Protestant
    c. Jesuit
  13. Music in this new branch of the Christian faith (see previous question) stressed what instead of elaborate polyphonic vocal music:
    a. congregational singing
    b. elaborate polyphonic instrumental music
    c. elaborate solo singing


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