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| 1 |  |  Gregorian chant |
|  | A) | is monophonic in texture |
|  | B) | is homophonic in texture |
|  | C) | is polyphonic in texture |
|  | D) | has no texture |
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| 2 |  |  The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages |
|  | A) | performed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares |
|  | B) | lived on the lowest level of society |
|  | C) | played instrumental dances on harps, fiddles, and lutes |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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| 3 |  |  The notation of the secular songs of the Middle Ages does not indicate |
|  | A) | rhythm |
|  | B) | pitch |
|  | C) | duration |
|  | D) | any of the above |
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| 4 |  |  The first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when |
|  | A) | musicians composed new music to accompany dancing |
|  | B) | the French nobles began to sing hunting songs together |
|  | C) | monks in monastery choirs began to add a second melodic line to Gregorian chant |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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| 5 |  |  Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who |
|  | A) | composed all the chants presently in use |
|  | B) | was credited in medieval legend with having created it |
|  | C) | had his name put on the first printed edition |
|  | D) | wrote the texts for the chants |
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| 6 |  |  The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was |
|  | A) | Paris |
|  | B) | Rome |
|  | C) | Reims |
|  | D) | London |
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| 7 |  |  Gregorian chant |
|  | A) | was the official music of the Roman Catholic church for more than 1,000 years. |
|  | B) | retained elements of Jewish liturgy from the first centuries after Christ. |
|  | C) | is set to sacred Latin texts. |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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| 8 |  |  The French secular songs of the Middle Ages usually dealt with |
|  | A) | the Crusades |
|  | B) | spinning |
|  | C) | love |
|  | D) | all of the above |
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| 9 |  |  In the recording of the medieval estampie, the melody line is played on a rebec, a |
|  | A) | medieval drum |
|  | B) | bowed string instrument |
|  | C) | tubular wind instrument |
|  | D) | plucked string instrument |
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| 10 |  |  Medieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines is called |
|  | A) | ars nova |
|  | B) | organum |
|  | C) | alleluia |
|  | D) | cantus firmus |
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