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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
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
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
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
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
6
The center of polyphonic music in Europe after 1150 was
A)Paris
B)Rome
C)Reims
D)London
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
8
The French secular songs of the Middle Ages usually dealt with
A)the Crusades
B)spinning
C)love
D)all of the above
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
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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