PRELUDE 02 QUIZ

Which of the following is a true statement?

During the Renaissance printed music became available and music literacy spread.

The Middle East had no influence on European musical styles.

False

The Renaissance marks the passing of European society from a predominately secular society to a more sacred one.

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 visual artist?

Leonardo da Vinci

Which is a true statement regarding early music performances of medieval and Renaissance music?

Many aspects of early music performance are open to speculation.

Which is true of trade during the Middle Ages?

Musicians and their works moved along trade routes.

Two of the earliest named composers of organum from the Notre Dame Cathedral were Léonin and

Pérotin

Which is a true statement regarding early music notation?

Tempo and dynamic markings were absent.

Which of the following is a true statement?

The influence of European musical styles surpasses that of any of its languages or religions.

In regards to the troubadours and trouvères, which of the following statements is NOT true?

They wrote sacred music

Which statement regarding music notation is true?

Western music notation was invented to further the goals of Christian worship.

Which of the following statements is true of paintings and sculpture from the Renaissance?

all answers are true

Medieval and Renaissance musicians could find employment in which of the following professions?

all possible answers

Music as a commodity means that music

all possible answers

After the fall of Constantinople to the Turks, ______ writings were brought to Europe in increasing numbers.

ancient Greek and Roman

Women musicians in the Renaissance earned their living as

court singers

The beginning of the Middle Ages was marked by the

fall of the Roman Empire

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers of the Renaissance.

false

Which did not occur in the later Middle Ages?

introduction of printing

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

the Americas

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

Our understanding of the musical culture of ancient civilizations is limited by the small number of fragments of music that have survived.

true