MUS 110 Prelude 2 Quiz

The Middle East had no influence on European musical styles. (T/F)

False

The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominately secular society to a more sacred one. (T/F)

False

The early Christian church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. (T/F)

False

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers of the Renaissance. (T/F)

False

One of the major advancements in the Renaissance was the invention of printing, pioneered by:

Johannes Gutenberg

Who of the following was a Renaissance artist?

Leonardo da Vinci

Compared to the Middle Ages, more professional women musicians made their mark in society in the Renaissance. (T/F)

True

Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by how few fragments of music have survived. (T/F)

True

The Middle Ages spanned nearly one thousand years. (T/F)

True

The major narrative of Western musical development begins with notated music. (T/F)

True

Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages, when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society. (T/F)

True

The main European port for cultural exchange of Eastern luxuries in the later Middle Ages was:

Venice

Musicians could find employment in which of the following professions?

all of these choices

The beginning of the Middle Ages was marked by the _____.

fall of the Roman Empire

During the Renaissance, lands new to the Europeans were discovered, including _____.

the Americas

The violent series of events that took place as part of an attempt to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims is known as:

the Crusades

During the Middle Ages, all power came from which religious organization?

the Roman Catholic Church

The most universally idealized woman in Western culture during the Middle Ages was _____.

the Virgin Mary

Who were the most prominent performers of secular music in medieval France?

troubadours and trouvères

Which secular leader in the Middle Ages promoted a strong, centralized government?

Charlemagne