Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives

Chapter 17: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music

Self Check Quiz

1
Which of the following historical periods of Western classical music occurred first?
A)Baroque
B)Classical
C)Renaissance
D)Romantic
2
A compositional method in which two voice parts sing the same melody, one a perfect fourth or fifth higher than the other is called a(n)
A)plainsong.
B)parallel organum.
C)motet.
D)word painting.
3
DO, RE, MI, and FA are examples of
A)solmization.
B)word painting.
C)terraced dynamics.
D)neumes.
4
Who of the following is NOT associated with the Renaissance?
A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Michelangelo
C)Raphael
D)Johann Sebastian Bach
5
Traditional rounds, such as "Frère Jacques," were hallmarks of which musical form?
A)plainsong
B)motet
C)fugue
D)concerto
6
During which period did operas appear?
A)Baroque
B)Medieval
C)Classical
D)Romantic
7
Who wrote the opera Orfeo and is credited as the inventor of operas?
A)Guido of Arezzo
B)Jean-Phillippe Rameau
C)Claudio Monteverdi
D)Antonio Vivaldi
8
During the Baroque period, artists incorporated which of the following in their art and music?
A)symmetry
B)classical Greek ideals
C)motets
D)terraced dynamics
9
During which period did nonreligious music begin to take form?
A)Baroque
B)Modern
C)Renaissance
D)Romantic
10
Who composed The Four Seasons along with many other concertos?
A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Antonio Vivaldi
C)Claudio Monteverdi
D)Johann Sebastian Bach
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