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Question 1

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During the Renaissance, aesthetics changed with regard to consonances and dissonances, with which intervals being preferred?

  

Octaves

  

Open fourths

  

Open fifths

  

Thirds and sixths

 

Question 2

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How does Josquin provide contrast in the final two lines of the text, "O Mater Dei, memento mei"?

  

With homorhythmic texture

  

With dense, active counterpoint

  

With extreme dissonance

 

Question 3

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In which language is Josquin’s motet text written?

  

Italian

  

French

  

Latin

 

Question 4

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Religious belief remained at the core of Renaissance identity.

  

True

  

False

 

Question 5

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Renaissance music generally featured consonant harmonies.

  

True

  

False

 

Question 6

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Renaissance painters continued to rely on medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting.

  

True

  

False

 

 

Question 7

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Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.

  

True

   

False

 

 

Question 8

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The predominant texture in Josquin’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is _____.

  

homophony

  

imitative polyphony

  

monophony

 

Question 9

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There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance.

  

True

   

False

 

 

Question 10

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Which meter did medieval musicians find especially attractive because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?

  

Duple

  

Triple

  

Quadruple

 

Sextuple