Middle Ages Music Quiz

What was the main type of music during the Middle Ages?

• Secular music

• Instrumental music

• Sacred music

• Choral music

Which of the following is a characteristic of Gregorian chant?

• Polyphonic texture

• Nonmetric rhythm

• English text

• Instrumental accompaniment

What are the three categories of chant melodies based on how many notes are set to each syllable of text?

• Syllabic, neumatic, melismatic

• Monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic

• Major, minor, chromatic

• Diatonic, pentatonic, chromatic

Which category of prayers in the Catholic Mass remains the same for every Mass?

• Proper

• Ordinary

• Responsorial

• Polytextual

What was the purpose of the Paris Cathedral of Notre Dame during the Middle Ages?

• To promote secular music

• To serve as a center for organum

• To house the royal court

• To showcase medieval art

Which composer is known for her religious poetry with music and founded a convent in Germany?

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Guillaume de Machaut

• Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

• Leonin

What is the earliest type of polyphony that emerged at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris?

• Motet

• Chanson

• Organum

• Estampie

What is the term for a new genre of music that emerged near the end of the thirteenth century, featuring multiple texts and sometimes mixed languages?

• Chant

• Motet

• Troubadour

• Minnesinger

Which composer is known for his polyphonic chansons and a polyphonic Mass Ordinary?

• Hildegard of Bingen

• Guillaume de Machaut

• Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

• Leonin

What is the term for a chant that is sung in unison, without accompaniment?

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Harmonic