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MUS 107 Test 2 Question 1 of 40     (worth 2

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MUS 107 Test 2

Question 1 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Gregorian chant evolved from centuries of development beginning with Martin Luther and early Protestant Christian Churches.

 True
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Question 2 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The lute was the most important household instrument of the Renaissance.

 True
 False

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Question 3 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The European lute has enjoyed nearly 2000 years of continuous popularity and an unbroken legacy of performers, teachers and composers.

 True
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Question 4 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Gagaku (??) is both the world’s oldest surviving orchestral music and the oldest classical art music of Japan.

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 False

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Question 5 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The three main social classes dur­ing the Middle Ages were the:

A. Masons, Illuminati and Holy See
B. nobility, clergy and peasantry
C. serfs, slaves and saints
D. soldiers, knights and nuns
E. middle class, nobles and peons

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Question 6 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The zhongruan is:

A. a Tang Dynasty zither
B. a Japanese koto (?) variant
C. a type of Korean zither or gayageum variant
D. another name for the Arabic ‘?d
E. a Chinese plucked string instrument belonging to the lute family

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Question 7 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Komagaku (???) is gagaku orchestra music descended from:

A. Shinto religious music and folk songs and dance
B. Indonesian gamelan
C. Chinese and South Asian music from the Tang Dynasty
D. Reigakusha
E. the music of Korea and Manchuria

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Question 8 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The term, a cappella, is defined as:

A. vocal music without instrumental accompaniment
B. a mixed ensemble of musical instruments
C. the worship and veneration of the Image of Edessa
D. to cap off, i.e., finish a piece of music
E. a church orchestra lead by an ordained priest

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Question 9 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

ID this instrument

What is the instrument depicted above?

A. the koto (?), a large Japanese zither
B. the '?d, an Arabic four-string plucked lute
C. the barbat (????), an ancient Persian plucked lute
D. the Gayageum Sanjo (??? ??), a traditional Korean zither
E. the pipa (??), a Chinese four-string plucked lute

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Question 10 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The European middle class first appeared during the:

A. Middle Ages
B. Gothic
C. Romanesque
D. Renaissance
E. Ars Nova

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Question 11 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Guillaume de Machaut was a:

A. Jongleur
B. Chinese pipa player
C. Troubadour and Holy Crusader
D. Persian minstrel
E. composer, poet and cleric of the Ars Nova

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Question 12 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Congregational singing in the vernac­ular was introduced by:

A. Johannes Gutenburg in 1450
B. Gustav Adolf Spangenberg
C. John Dowland
D. Martin Luther after the Protestant Reformation in 1517
E. French Troubadours

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Question 13 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Giovanni Palestrina was a leading composer of:

A. lute song
B. Lutheran hymns
C. sacred vocal polyphony in the Roman School
D. Troubadour chanson
E. Gregorian chant

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Question 14 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The vocal ballett of the Elizabethan Era is known for its light dance-like character, homophonic texture, strophic structure and:

A. influence of pipa (??) playing from Macro Polo's Silk Road travels
B. thinly veiled references to political events and the personal lives of reining royalty
C. use of metaphor and witty Latin lyrics repurposed from the Roman Catholic mass
D. polyphonic texture
E. distinctive fa-la-la chorus or refrain

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Question 15 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Gloria and Kyrie are part of the:

A. Antiphonal Hymn in Deo
B. Mass Ordinary
C. Proper of the Mass
D. Freemason dance suite
E. Verpers

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Question 16 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The melodies of gagaku are based on a type of pentatonic scale known as the:

A. yo scale
B. Kimchi-jjigae (????) scale
C. azuki minor scale
D. linguine scale
E. Sichuan scale

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Question 17 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The Catholic Church's emphasis on ecclesiastical uniformity was the main driving force behind the development of:

A. ecclesiastical music guilds and secret societies such as the Freemasons and Illuminati
B. music notation
C. self-realization through reason and the rejection of supernaturalism
D. the pipe organ
E. congregational singing in the vernacular

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Question 18 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The pipa (??) evolved from:

A. pear-shaped Persian and Central Asian lute prototypes such as the ‘?d
B. the Hindustani sitar
C. the Gayageum Sanjo (??? ??)
D. the Spanish guitar
E. the European lute

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Question 19 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Medieval Gregorian chant is characterized by (select all valid answers):

A. monophonic texture
B. congregational singing in the vernacular
C. an otherworldly sound, i.e., restrained emotions and detachment from popular style and worldly associations
D. sensual real­ism
E. mixed choirs of male and female vocalists
F. Latin lyrics
G. complex harmony and counterpoint

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Question 20 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Education and scholarly study in medieval Europe were centered around:

A. the Roman Catholic Church
B. Paris, France
C. the University of Leipzig
D. The Northern royal courts of the Holy Roman Empire
E. Romanesque Venice and neighboring islands

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Question 21 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The first known European secular songs in the vernacular were composed by:

A. French composer Guillaume de Machaut during the Ars Nova
B. Johannes Gutenburg after inventing the printing press in 1450
C. French Troubadours and Trouvres during the Middle Ages
D. Martin Luther and his followers after the 1517 Protestant Reformation in Germany
E. Hildegard von Bingen while stationed at the Eibingen Monastery

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Question 22 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Gagaku originally descended from classical art music traditions of:

A. Pre-Columbian cultures of Tlaxcala and regions of Mexico and Central America
B. India, Persia and assorted regions of Central Asia and the Middle East
C. Russia and Northern Siberia
D. Korea, China and other regions of Asia
E. France, Italy and other regions of Western Europe

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Question 23 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The Moorish rulers of Al-Andalus (Medieval Spain) introduced:

A. early prototypes of plainchant and organum to the Iberian peninsula
B. the use of Latin as a scholarly and religious tongue
C. an accurate form of music notation known as te'amim
D. new technologies, advanced mathematics, modern architecture and most of the instrument families to Europe
E. a hybrid of Judaism and Christianity to Medieval Europe

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Question 24 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Kuniburi no utamai (????) is:

A. Chinese and South Asian music from the Tang Dynasty
B. an ancient vernacular tongue used in the Asian Orthodox mass
C. repertoire intabulation for solo biwa
D. music of Korea and Manchuria
E. Native Shinto religious music and imperial songs and dance

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Question 25 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The ideal worship music in the Medieval Catholic Church was:

A. a broken consort
B. a full consort
C. keyboard instrumental music, especially pipe organ
D. Gregorian chant, i.e., a cappella vocal music sung in Latin and performed by highly trained male cleric musicians
E. church bells and temple blocks

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Question 26 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Franco of Cologne was a/an:

A. Renaissance composer and Christian mystic
B. perfumer and designer of the original Frankincense cologne for resurrections
C. medieval cleric, music theorist and inventor of the first music notation system to symbolize both pitch and duration
D. eighteenth century Enlightenment philosopher
E. Dark Army captain and Illuminati operative
F. Anglican theologian and the last great English composer before the twentieth century

Question 27 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

This musical selection is an example of:

 

 

A. Grego­rian Chant
B. Gagaku (??)
C. ballett
D. Mongolian throat singing
E. lute song

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Question 28 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The composer is:

A. Giovanni Palestrina
B. Josquin Desprez
C. Guilhèm de Peitieus
D. Hildegard von Bingen
E. Anonymous

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Question 29 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Specify the historical era of this piece:

A. Renaissance
B. Middle Ages
C. Neolithic era
D. Meiji era (??)
E. Paleolithic era

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Question 30 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Identify the musical texture used in this track:

A. polygamous
B. homophonic
C. heterophony
D. polyphonic
E. monophonic

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Question 31 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

This composition is an example of:

 

 

A. full consort
B. madrigal
C. mass proper
D. lute song
E. plainchant

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Question 32 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Choose the historical era of this piece:

A. Nara period (????)
B. Middle Ages
C. Ars Nova
D. Renaissance
E. Paleolithic era

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Question 33 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Designate the title and composer of this work.

A. Flow My Tears (Lachrimae) by John Dowland
B. Never A Weather Beaten Sail by Thomas Campion
C. Mille regretz by Josquin des Prez
D. Douce Dame Jolie by Guillaume de Machaut
E. It Was a Lover and His Lass by Thomas Morley

Question 34 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

What is the name of the instrument played on this track?

 

 

A. 'ukulele
B. harpsichord
C. zhongruan(??)
D. pipa (??)
E. biwa

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Question 35 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

The title of this composition is:

A. White Snow in Spring (????)
B. Reigakusha (???)
C. La Compagna
D. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
E. The Drunkard (??)

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Question 36 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Select the country of origin:

A. Spain
B. Indonesia
C. Japan
D. China
E. Korea

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Question 37 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

Specify the historical era of this piece:

 

 

A. Middle Ages
B. Neolithic era
C. Ars Nova
D. Meiji era (??)
E. Renaissance

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Question 38 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

What is the title of this piece?

A. The Earle of Essex Gallilard
B. Kemp's Jig
C. La Septime Estampie Real
D. La Bourrée from Terpsichore
E. It Was a Lover and His Lass

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Question 39 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

This type of ensemble is called a:

A. a cappella choir
B. SATB Choir
C. broken consort
D. full consort
E. gagaku orchestra

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Question 40 of 40     (worth 2.5 points)

This musical track is an example of:

 

 

A. Troubadour chanson
B. Gagaku (??)
C. Lute song
D. Gregorian chant
E. Pipa (??) repertoire

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