Chapter 1 Quiz

. Which of the following is an instrument associated with ancient Greek music?

. ___________ was the sixth-century music theorist whose writings transmitted much of ancient Greek music theory to Medieval scholars.

. The first body of Christian chant to be written down extensively was ___________.

. The Divine Office is best defined as ___________.

. The main language of the Medieval Mass is Latin.

. The texts for the Mass Ordinary change every week, while texts for the Proper remain the same from week to week.

. Which of the following is not an item in the Mass Ordinary?

. The mnemonic device for remembering the musical gamut was called ___________.

. The main theoretical organization of Medieval chant melodies was ___________.

. Which of the following does not help to identify a chant's melodic mode?

. Which of the following best describes the basic form of the Kyrie?

. Who of the following wrote the sequence, Columba aspexit ("The dove looked in")?

. Hymns are metrical, but chant is not.

. Which of the following were Frankish additions to Roman chant?

. The style called _________ features multiple pitches assigned to a single syllable.

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