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Test Item File

Part 1: The Middle Ages: 476 CE–Early Fifteenth Century

1. Medieval courts used the arts primarily as a means of

a. educating their young in the schools.

b. exploring religious and political debates.

c. projecting their cultural power and impressing subjects and visitors.

d. funding their budgets through public shows and concerts.

Answer: C

Part 1 Opener

Pg. 18 Music for Entertainment, Part Opener Objective 1.1

2. The earliest chant manuscripts show

a. simple symbols above the texts, indicating motion of the pitch up or down.

b. carefully notated rhythms.

c. indications of which instruments should play the harmonies.

d. no indication of pitch whatsoever.

Answer: A

Part 1 Opener

Pg. 19 Information Technology 1.0, Part Opener Objective 1.2

3. In Hildegard's Play of Virtues, Satan does not sing, but

a. pantomimes his part.

b. shouts his lines.

c. plays the pan pipes.

d. is heard offstage playing the viol.

Answer: B

Chapter 1

Pg. 22 Hildegard von Bingen: Play of Virtues, LO 1.5

4. Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who

a. organized a group of composers to write a new set of plainchant melodies.

b. had his name put on the first printed edition of the Gregorian Chant hymnal.

c. was said to have written the bulk of the standard chants, according to later legend.

d. wrote the harmonies and instrumental parts for all of the chants.

Answer: C

Chapter 1

Pg. 23 The Clarity of Monophonic Texture, LO 1.1

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5. A syllabic setting is

a. music chanted on nonsense syllables.

b. text set to one note per syllable.

c. music sung on the syllable “la.”

d. music sung on the solfeggio syllables.

Answer: B

Chapter 1

Pg. 25 Projecting Words Through Music, LO 1.5

6. Hildegard's Play of Virtues is

a. a comedy.

b. a dramatized Mass.

c. a dramatized allegory of good versus evil.

d. based upon the writings of Charlemagne.

Answer: C

Chapter 1

Pg. 22 Hildegard von Bingen: Play of Virtues, LO 1.3

7. What rhythmic approach was always used in performing plainchant in the Middle Ages?

a. free

b. measured

c. modal

d. No one knows exactly how it was performed.

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 25 Free Rhythm, LO 1.6

8. In Hildegard's play, Satan is like

a. Peter Pan in Neverland.

b. Gollum in Lord of the Rings.

c. Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

d. Darth Vader in Star Wars.

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 23 Historical Context: The Morality Play, LO 1.3

9. Melismatic refers to

a. sacred themes in musical works.

b. text set to multiple notes per syllable.

c. melodies sung in an automatic and mechanical style.

d. text set to one note per syllable.

Answer: B

Chapter 1

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10. The texture in Hildegard's play was

a. monophonic, allowing performers to project the text with great clarity.

b. homophonic, causing the text to be lost in the harmony.

c. heterophonic, making Satan appear even more frightening.

d. very different from the texture of the Gregorian chants.

Answer: A

Chapter 1

Pg. 23 The Clarity of Monophonic Texture, LO 1.2

11. The opening of the excerpt “Soul, Penitent” from Hildegard’s Play of Virtues is in which

mode?

a. Dorian, beginning and cadencing on the note D

b. Mixolydian, beginning and cadencing on the note E

c. Phrygian, beginning and cadencing on the note F

d. Lydian, beginning and cadencing on the note G

Answer: A

Chapter 1

Pg. 25 Medieval Melody, LO 1.4

12. Hildegard wrote her Play of Virtues to be performed

a. at the Council of Trent.

b. by a traveling troupe of minnesingers.

c. in her own convent by her fellow nuns.

d. at a gathering of archbishops on All Saints Day.

Answer: C

Chapter 1

Pg. 27 Student FAQs, LO 1.1

13. Gregorian Chant during the Middle Ages was chiefly

a. monophonic in texture.

b. homophonic in texture.

c. polyphonic in texture.

d. both b and c

Answer: A

Chapter 1

Pg. 23 The Clarity of Monophonic Texture, LO 1.2

14. Hildegard entered the Benedictine convent at what age?

a. 17

b. 7

c. 42

d. 2

Answer: B

Chapter 1

Pg. 28 Profile: Hildegard von Bingen , LO 1.1

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15. In addition to her music, Hildegard

a. experienced visions and revelations and directed the life of a thriving convent.

b. considered herself a channel through which the Holy Spirit spoke to humankind.

c. was the first woman to receive permission from a pope to write on theology.

d. all of the above, in addition to writing on medicine, plants, and the lives of saints.

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 28 Profile: Hildegard von Bingen , LO 1.1

16. In her letter to the authorities defending the practice of music, Hildegard

a. uses references from the book of Psalm.

b. refers to the biblical prophet David.

c. discourages the use of Gregorian chant in worship.

d. both a and b

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 29 Hildegard Defends the Practice of Music, LO 1.7

17. An important female composer of the Middle Ages was

a. Alicia de lo Rocha.

b. Hildegard of Bingen.

c. Mary Lowell.

d. Eurydice.

Answer: B

Chapter 1

Pg. 28 Profile: Hildegard von Bingen , LO 1.7

18. Plainchant consists of

a. one instrument playing alone.

b. several voices and instruments with harmony.

c. readings by Pope Gregory I.

d. melody sung alone or by a group in unison.

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 23 The Clarity of the Monophonic Texture, LO 1.2

19. Which of the following is NOT true of Gregorian chant?

a. It conveys a calm, otherworldly quality and enhances the meaning of the words.

b. It was well suited for performance in the large resonant spaces of the medieval

churches.

c. The melodies tend to move stepwise with a narrow range of pitches.

d. It is polyphonic in texture.

Answer: D

Chapter 1

Pg. 23–24 The Clarity of Monophonic Texture, LO 1.4

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20. What is the rhythmic approach of the recording of Play of Virtues?

a. free

b. metered

c. duple

d. none of the above

Answer: A

Chapter 1

Pg. 25 Free Rhythm, LO 1.6

21. What is the melodic contour of many of Hildegard’s phrases?

a. a doubly-inverted-arc contour

b. begin with upward leap, then descend through a series of steps

c. begin with downward leap, then ascend through a series of steps

d. ascend gradually to the reciting tone

Answer: B

Chapter 1

Pg. 24 Medieval Melody, LO 1.4

22. Which is NOT a character in Hildegard’s Play of Virtues?

a. Victory

b. the Devil

c. the Prophet

d. the Soul

Answer: C

Chapter 1

Pg. 26 Listening Guide, LO 1.3

23. Monophonic chant appears

a. in cultures throughout the world and across historical epochs.

b. only as a relic of musical practices in the Catholic Church.

c. primarily in secular music of indigenous cultures.

d. as a new phenomenon during the shift from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Answer: A

Chapter 2

Pg. 30 San Ildefonso Indians of New Mexico: Eagle Dance LO 2.1

24. The text of the Eagle Dance

a. represents the call of the eagle as it flies.

b. is a series of vocables rather than words.

c. describes the importance of virility in Native American culture.

d. is written in a now-lost San Ildefonso language.

Answer: B

Chapter 2

Pg. 32 Melodic Contour, LO 2.4

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25. The text of a song like Eagle Dance comes from

a. children’s games.

b. political issues surrounding the Native American struggle for statehood.

c. the spirit world, through dreams or revelation.

d. ancient warrior legend.

Answer: C

Chapter 2

Pg. 32 Melodic Contour, LO 2.4

26. The Eagle Dance is part of a

a. water baptismal ceremony.

b. marital ceremony.

c. rain ceremony.

d. corn ceremony.

Answer: C

Chapter 2

Pg. 30 San Ildefonso Indians of New Mexico: Eagle Dance, LO 2.1

27. Native American gatherings called powwows

a. evolved as a specifically Omaha tradition.

b. are intertribal gatherings.

c. have existed unchanged for centuries, carrying on ancient traditions.

d. have now become tourist shows run by outside corporations.

Answer: B

Chapter 2

Pg. 32 Historical Context: The Powwow, LO 2.5

28. Like other Native American ceremonies, the Eagle Dance is

a. accompanied by drums.

b. accompanied by flutes.

c. usually chordal in texture.

d. no longer performed.

Answer: A

Chapter 2

Pg. 31 Texture: Monophony, LO 2.2

29. The eagle featured in Eagle Dance is regarded as the

a. pursuit of women by men.

b. path of a human life.

c. struggle between the spirits of light and dark.

d. connecting link between heaven and earth.

Answer: D

Chapter 2

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30. In its texture, the Eagle Dance resembles

a. Handel’s Messiah.

b. shamanic chants.

c. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

d. fire-ball alternative punk.

Answer: B

Chapter 2

Pg. 30 San Ildefonso Indians of New Mexico: Eagle Dance LO. 2.2

31. The descending melodic phrases in the Eagle Dance

a. are heard only in the free rhythm introduction.

b. represent the ceremonial touching of the feathers to the ground.

c. are typical of North American Indian chant melodies.

d. use word-painting to convey the meaning of the vocables.

Answer: C

Chapter 2.

Pg. 31 Melodic Contour, LO 2.3

32. How are the sections organized in Eagle Dance?

a. ABBA

b. AABA

c. ABAA’

d. ABA

Answer: D

Chapter 2

Pg. 32 Form: Aba, LO 2.6

33. The B section in Eagle Dance

a. is a strict repetition of the A section.

b. consists of a shorter vocable set than the A section.

c. consists of a melody played by flutes.

d. is marked by the drummers dropping out.

Answer: B

Chapter 2

Pg. 33 Form: Aba, LO 2.6

34. The phrases in Eagle Dance use which melodic patterns?

a. downward terraced contour

b. ascending terraced contour

c. extended static repetition of notes

d. all of the above

Answer: A

Chapter 2

Pg. 31 Melodic Contour, LO 2.7

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35. At a powwow, the “Grand Entry” of participants in the area is followed by

______________________, who carry in the American and tribal flags.

a. tribal elders

b. military veterans

c. ceremonial singers and drummers

d. the winners of last year’s competition

Answer: B

Chapter 2

Pg. 32 Historical Context: The Powwow, LO 2.5

36. In “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Bobby McFerrin sings meaningless syllables called

a. chant.

b. solfege.

c. modal cadences.

d. vocables.

Answer: D

Chapter 2

Pg. 33 Connect Your Playlist: Vocables, LO 2.4

37. Blackfire performs a style of music they call

a. shamanic chant.

b. free chant.

c. Pan-Indian processional music

d. fire-ball alternative punk

Answer: D

Chapter 2

Pg. 35 Expand Your Playlist: Native American Music, LO 2.1

38. In Francesco Landini's "Behold Spring," the two voices are similar, yet

a. the rhythms often diverge, then return to unison at a cadence.

b. diverge into separate rhythms at cadences.

c. each was taken from a different Gregorian chant.

d. they move by wide leaps and never correspond to each other.

Answer: A

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Units of Melody, LO 3.1

39. Music was already the ____________________ in the Middle Ages, long before

Shakespeare coined the phrase.

a. bread of life

b. spring of joy

c. tamed shrew

d. food of love

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 36 Francesco Landini: “Behold Spring,” LO 3.2

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40. The repertory of secular songs in the Middle Ages is

a. extremely small.

b. unknown.

c. enormous.

d. based upon the music of Hildegard.

Answer: C

Chapter 3

Pg. 36 Francesco Landini: “Behold Spring,” LO 3.2

41. A twelfth-century cleric named Perotin, who worked at the Cathedral of Notre Dame,

wrote long and detailed works with the first harmonies, known as

a. organum.

b. ballata.

c. flutium.

d. monophonies.

Answer: A

Chapter 3

Pg. 37 The Richness of Polyphonic Texture, LO 3.1

42. In polyphony, what is the relationship between the voices?

a. chordal

b. melody with accompaniment

c. one in which each voice is melodious and retains its own identity

d. two or more voices in unison

Answer: C

Chapter 3

Pg. 37 The Richness of the Polyphonic Texture, LO 3.1

43. In the Middle Ages, polyphony was used for

a. sacred music.

b. secular music.

c. songs about courtly love.

d. all of the above

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 37 The Richness of Polyphonic Texture, LO 3.1

44. In the Middle Ages, lavish manuscripts were generally

a. funded by the church or by a wealthy patron.

b. written on inexpensive paper.

c. funded by the individual composer.

d. written by the nobility, who were the only educated class.

Answer: A

Chapter 3

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45. The Middle Ages was known as the age of

a. heterophony.

b. courtly love.

c. free enterprise.

d. the Parisian chanson.

Answer: B

Chapter 3

Pg. 36 Francesco Landini: “Behold Spring,” LO 3.2

46. What is the meter of Landini’s “Behold Spring”?

a. duple

b. triple

c. quadruple

d. compound

Answer: B

Chapter 3

Pg. 37 Rhythm: The Pulse of the Meter, LO 3.4

47. Landini was

a. blinded by smallpox at an early age.

b. the most famous and prolific composer of the fourteenth century.

c. the organist at a church in Florence for many years.

d. all of the above.

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 39 Profile: Francesco Landini, LO 3.6

48. For each four-line unit of poetry in “Behold Spring,” Landini inserts a cadence at the

end of

a. each line.

b. the first and fourth lines.

c. the second and fourth lines.

d. only the fourth line.

Answer: C

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Units of Melody, LO 3.3

49. Organum was built by layering melodic lines above

a. existing plainchant melodies.

b. secular love songs.

c. existing polyphonic works.

d. all of the above.

Answer: A

Chapter 3

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50. How many strophes does Landini use in “Behold Spring”?

a. one strophe

b. one strophe, repeated four times

c. two strophes, each repeated once

d. three strophes, with the first repeated at the end

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Form: Turning Poetry into Music, LO 3.2

51. ________ are to music as periods are to verbal expression, indicating the end of a unit of

thought.

a. Cadences

b. Stanzas

c. Rhymes

d. Measures

Answer: A

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Units of Melody, LO 3.3

52. Composers create musical form using all of the following EXCEPT:

a. repetition

b. convolution

c. variation

d. contrast

Answer: B

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Form: Turning Poetry into Music, LO 3.3

53. The rhythm of “Behold, Spring” falls into consistent units of how many beats?

a. two

b. three

c. four

d. five

Answer: B

Chapter 3

Pg. 37 Rhythm: The Pulse of Meter, LO 3.4

54. The text setting for “Behold, Spring” is

a. syllabic.

b. always melismatic, with considerable polyphonic elaboration.

c. trochaic.

d. largely syllabic, with occasional melismas.

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 38 Word-Music Relationships: Syllabic Versus Melismatic, LO 3.5

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55. Landini is believed to have written more than 150 _________ songs, which represent

about one-third of all Italian music that has survived from the fourteenth century.

a. sacred

b. secular

c. monophonic

d. allegorical

Answer: B

Chapter 3

Pg. 39 Profile: Francesco Landini, LO 3.6

56. In the Middle Ages every musical document had to be

a. printed in Italy or the Frankish empire.

b. written by the nobility.

c. approved by Pope Gregory.

d. written by hand.

Answer: D

Chapter 3

Pg. 41 Historical Context: Producing a Manuscript, LO 3.7

57. An early manuscript that we know was written in the monastery of Santa Maria degli

Angeli in Florence is the

a. Montpellier Codex.

b. Hidden Shroud.

c. Squarcialupi Codex.

d. Organum Codex.

Answer: C

Chapter 3

Pg. 41 Historical Context: Producing a Manuscript, LO 3.7

58. In “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady,” cadences are identified in the music by a

a. rhyme.

b. harmonic resolution from dominant to tonic.

c. change from polyphonic to heterophonic texture.

d. point of arrival, coupled with a pause in the forward motion of the voices.

Answer: D

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 A Melody Punctuated by Cadences, LO 4.2

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59. Guillaume de Machaut’s “Messe de Nostre Dame” is

a. a plainchant setting of the central Christian liturgical service.

b. the first polyphonic setting of the Mass Ordinary by a single composer.

c. a song celebrating the wedding feast at Cana in the New Testament.

d. an example of non-liturgical texts being included in a Christian liturgical service.

Answer: B

Chapter 4

Pg. 46 Historical Context: The Mass, LO 4.7

60. The person who is being addressed by the singer of “I Can All Too Well Compare My

Lady” is

a. ignoring the singer’s pleas, much as a statue would ignore its sculptor’s pleas.

b. waiting for a better song from a wealthier suitor.

c. entranced by the singer’s song.

d. already married and has no reason to listen to another marriage proposal.

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 42 Guillaume de Machaut, “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady,” LO 4.3

61. Guillaume de Machaut was appointed a canon at Rheims, meaning he

a. became a lawyer for the Church.

b. joined the staff of the local cathedral.

c. studied military science.

d. sang “rounds,” which were pieces based on a melody in canon.

Answer: B

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 Profile: Guillaume de Machaut, LO 4.7

62. The form of “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady” is similar to that of

a. “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.”

b. “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

c. “East Side, West Side.”

d. “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Answer: D

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 AAB Form, LO 4.6

63. Which is a story of an artist creating and then falling in love with his creation?

a. My Fair Lady

b. Andromeda

c. Meet Me in St. Louis

d. The Iliad

Answer: B

Pg. 43 Historical Context: The Myth of Pygmalion, LO 4.4

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64. How many voices are in “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady”?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

Answer: C

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 Three-Voice Texture, LO 4.1

65. What is the texture of “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady”?

a. heterophonic

b. monophonic

c. quadrophonic

d. polyphonic

Answer: D

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 Three-Voice Texture, LO 4.1

66. What is the relationship of the voices in “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady”?

a. active upper voice with slower lower voices

b. two voices of equal prominence

c. unison

d. polyphony over a plainchant melody

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 Three-Voice Texture, LO 4.5

67. In “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady,” the B section is ________ the A section.

a. shorter than

b. longer than

c. the same length as

d. identical to

Answer: B

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 AAB Form, LO 4.6

68. Machaut’s works are known primarily through

a. manuscript fragments.

b. the Squarcialupi Codex.

c. songbooks copied by traveling musicians.

d. a set of manuscripts copied under the supervision of the composer himself.

Answer: D

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 Profile: Guillaume de Machaut, LO 4.7

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69. In addition to being a composer, Machaut was famous for his work as a

a. poet.

b. sculptor.

c. painter.

d. all of the above.

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 Profile: Guillaume de Machaut, LO 4.7

70. Guillaume de Machaut

a. worked for various monarchs and traveled widely throughout northern Europe.

b. was also a painter.

c. learned polyphonic techniques from Hildegard of Bingen.

d. all of the above.

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 Profile: Guillaume de Machaut, LO 4.7

71. Composers like Jacopo de Bologna, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Oswald von Wolkenstein

share with Machaut a strong interest in

a. sacred polyphony.

b. courtly love.

c. organum.

d. instrumental music.

Answer: B

Chapter 4

Pg. 46 Expand your Playlist: The Art of Courtly Love, LO 4.7

72. In texts of courtly love, a nobleman admires a woman especially if she

a. takes no interest in him.

b. is already married to another man.

c. appreciates his musical talent.

d. is well-educated.

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 42 Guillaume de Machaut: “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady,” LO 4.3

73. How many structural cadences occur in “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady”?

a. none

b. one

c. three

d. five

Answer: D

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 A Melody Punctuated by Cadences, LO 4.2

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74. The Pygmalion story has its origins in

a. French Medieval literature.

b. Greek and Roman myth.

c. Italian Trecento poetry.

d. the Christian Bible.

Answer: B

Chapter 4

Pg. 43 Historical Context: The Myth of Pygmalion, LO 4.4

75. What is the form of “I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady”?

a. AAB

b. ABA

c. AABA

d. ABCA

Answer: A

Chapter 4

Pg. 44 AAB Form, LO 4.6

76. The two subfamilies of reed instruments are

a. buzzy and dull.

b. loud and soft.

c. double and single.

d. ancient and modern.

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Performance: Reed Instruments, LO 5.5

77. Instruments used during the Middle Ages include the

a. saxophone, trumpet, piccolo, and guitar.

b. lute, trumpet, clappers, and drums.

c. shawm, cello, bassoon, and tin horn.

d. strohviol, kazad, kiddish, and kyrie.

Answer: B

Chapter 5

Pg. 52 A Closer Look: Musical Instruments of the Middle Ages, LO 5.7

78. Which of these textures is NOT used in the performance of “He Who Gladly Serves”?

a. polyphony

b. monophony

c. homophony

d. heterophony

Answer: A

Chapter 5

Pg. 50 Listening Guide, LO 5.3

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79. Heterophony is

a. music sung by members of the same tribe.

b. two voices singing exactly the same notes.

c. two voices singing the same melody simultaneously, but with different

embellishments.

d. music sung by an elite group of monks.

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Three Kinds of Texture, LO 5.3

80. Two double-reed instruments used today are the

a. flute and the clarinet.

b. timpani and the trombone.

c. bassoon and the oboe.

d. French horn and the lute.

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Performance: Reed Instruments, LO 5.5

81. Two single-reed instruments used today are the

a. flute and timpani.

b. oboe and French horn.

c. clarinet and saxophone.

d. lute and euphonium.

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Performance: Reed Instruments, LO 5.5

82. John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things” is an example of what medieval practice?

a. heterophony

b. monophony

c. organum

d. arranging a texted song for instruments alone

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 47 Alfonso el Sabio: “He Who Gladly Serves,” LO 5.4

83. The form of “He Who Gladly Serves” consists of the repetition of how many melodic

units?

a. one

b. two

c. three

d. four

Answer: B

Chapter 5

Pg. 48 Repetition and Contrast, LO 5.2

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84. The effect of the drone bass is like that of which medieval instrument?

a. trumpet

b. bagpipe

c. violone

d. string bass

Answer: B

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Three Kinds of Texture, LO 5.3

85. Who is the probable composer of “He Who Gladly Serves”?

a. Alfonso el Sabio

b. Guillaume de Machaut

c. the head musician of Alfonso’s court

d. the real composer is probably anonymous

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 51 Profile: Alfonso el Sabio, LO 5.6

86. Where was the drum part for “He Who Gladly Serves” notated?

a. underneath the melody

b. in a separate part-book

c. above the melody

d. It was never notated.

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 50 Student FAQs, LO 5.4

87. Which is NOT an example of medieval music set to instruments?

a. “La quinte estampie real”

b. “Missa Nostre Dame”

c. “Saltarello”

d. “Palästinlied”

Answer: B

Chapter 5

Pg. 51 Expand Your Playlist: Instrumental Music of the Middle Ages, LO 5.4

88. The drone bass is an example of what texture?

a. homophony

b. monophony

c. heterophony

d. polyphony

Answer: A

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Three Kinds of Texture, LO 5.3

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89. Which double-reed instrument is heard in the recording of “He Who Gladly Serves”?

a. oboe

b. sackbut

c. shawm

d. lute

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 50 Listening Guide, LO 5.1

90. Monophony is when

a. one instrument plays a melody over a drone bass.

b. two or more instruments play independent melodies.

c. all instruments play the same notes together, in unison.

d. two instruments play the same melody, but with different embellishments.

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 48 Three Kinds of Texture, LO 5.3

91. Heterophony is when

a. one instrument plays a melody over a drone bass.

b. two or more instruments play independent melodies.

c. all instruments play the same notes together, in unison.

d. two instruments play the same melody, but with different embellishments.

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 48 Three Kinds of Texture, LO 5.3

92. Which type of medieval instrument tends to have a “buzzy” sound?

a. shawm

b. castanets

c. psalter

d. recorder

Answer: A

Chapter 5

Pg. 49 Performance: Reed Instruments, LO 5.1

93. Which is NOT a musical instrument from the Middle Ages?

a. vielle

b. tambourine

c. viola da gamba

d. organ

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 52 A Closer Look: Musical Instruments of the Middle Ages, LO 5.7

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94. Which of the following is (are) used to create large-scale form in “He Who

Gladly Serves”?

a. repetition

b. contrast

c. both a and b

d. none of the above

Answer: C

Chapter 5

Pg. 48 Form: Repetition and Contrast, LO 5.2

95. How do we know that drums were central to many instrumental ensembles in the Middle

Ages?

a. notated music

b. diaries

c. partbooks

d. paintings

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 50 Student FAQs, LO 5.4

96. Many composers in the Middle Ages

a. are now anonymous.

b. were monks, priests, or nuns.

c. were troubadours, trouvères, or minnesingers.

d. all of the above.

Answer: D

Chapter 5

Pg. 51 Profile: Alfonso el Sabio, LO 5.6