Ch10 MUS QUIZ

A lute is a _________.

plucked stringed instrument

In northern France, the troubadours' counterparts were known as Minnesingers.

False

Which statement about troubadours is true?

Many troubadours wrote epic poems and composed songs about the Crusades.

Which of the following is NOT listed as one of the wide variety of medieval instruments?

Nafers

Which instrument was by far the most complex musical instrument available during the medieval era?

The organ

Secular medieval music was primarily transmitted by oral tradition or improvised as needed, rather than being written down and preserved.

True

The "courtly love" tradition idealized women as "noble damsels."

True

A rebec is a _________.

bowed stringed instrument

A shawm is a _________.

double-reed instrument

A recorder is a _________

wind instrument