Complete the mcq:
1. Which instrument's parts were never notated in the Middle Ages?
A. Drums
B. Lute
C. Bagpipe
D.Trumpet
2.In _______ texture, every line is a melody.
A.polyphonic
B.monophonic
C.harmonic
D.homophonic
4.A capella choral music is meant to be
A.sung by women and girls only.
B.played in church on an organ.
C.sung without instrumental accompaniment.
D.sung by men and boys only.
5._______ music is closely associated with the Rastafarian religion.
A.Anthem
B.Reggae
C.Calypso
D.Secular
6.Renaissance composers used which of the following to create polyphonic textures?
A.Word-painting
B.Ternary forms
C.Elision
D. Counterpoint
7._______ is the predominant form of music in Native North American Indian culture.
A.Calypso
B.Chant
C.Secular song
D.Madrigal
8.An example of a double reed musical instrument is the
A.bassoon.
B.saxophone.
C.clarinet.
D.piccolo.
9.Which of the following statements is not true of music written in the major mode?
A.All national anthems begin and end in the major mode.
B.Music written in the major mode generally conveys optimism and joy.
C.Two of the seven notes are slightly higher than those of the minor mode and thus create a different kind of sound.
D.The major mode corresponds to the scale produced by singing "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do."
10.Which song exemplifies four-voice Renaissance polyphony, with each voice playing an equally important role?
A."Sing Joyfully"
B."My Lord Help Me to Pray"
C."The Cricket"
D."Since Robin Hood"
11.The highest range of notes is sung by the
A.bass.
B.alto.
C.tenor.
D.soprano.
12.Rhyme singing is an African American _______, which means that it combines different forms of belief and practice.
A.imitation
B.syncretism
C.counterpoint
D.intonation
13.In plainchant, a sentence of text almost always ends with
A.the note D.
B.cadence.
C.a minor chord.
D.disjunct motion.
14.The volume of sound is known as
A.amplitude.
B.pitch.
C. dynamics.
D.frequencies.
15.Whereas today we have only two modes (major and minor), medieval composers had _______ additional modes.
A.six
B.three
C.four
D.five
16.A single, long note held underneath a melodic line is known as a
A.homophonic line.
B.plainchant.
C.phrase.
D.drone bass.
17.The original version of _______ is for voices, with a text to be sung, but the common medieval practice of performing music involves using whatever instruments were at hand.
A."Behold, Spring"
B."I Can All Too Well Compare My Lady"
C."Eagle Dance"
D."He Who Gladly Serves"
18.Harmony is used to support the melody by using
A.meter.
B.chords.
C.tonic.
D.monophonic chant.
19.Until about the _______ century, music was transmitted orally, not in written form.
A.twelfth
B.thirteenth
C.eleventh
D.tenth
20.In musical language, mezzo forte (mf) signals that the music's volume should be
A.medium soft.
B.very loud.
C.soft.
D.medium loud.