Question 1

Which of the following is not a psalter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ainsworth 
B)  Sternhold and Hopkins 
C)  Bay Psalm Book 
D)  Bible 
A)  Ainsworth 
B)  Sternhold and Hopkins 
C)  Bay Psalm Book 
D)  Bible

Question 2

How did the evolution of Colonial Period religious music reflect European-Protestant musical traditions?

Accepted Answer

Because many of the Pilgrims and Puritan

Question 3

Most English settlers brought musical instruments with them to the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Lining out successfully improved church singing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Lining out was initiated as a way to

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the way singers learned tunes 
B)  showcase the best singers in a congregation 
C)  teach people to read music 
D)  encourage congregational singing 
A)  improve the way singers learned tunes 
B)  showcase the best singers in a congregation 
C)  teach people to read music 
D)  encourage congregational singing

Question 6

The "Bay Psalm Book" was created because a large number of music readers desired notated music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The form of a fuging tune may be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  AAB 
B)  ABC 
C)  ABA 
D)  ABB 
A)  AAB 
B)  ABC 
C)  ABA 
D)  ABB

Question 8

The traditional language of Roman Catholic Church music is _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  Italian 
C)  Greek 
D)  Latin 
A)  German 
B)  Italian 
C)  Greek 
D)  Latin

Question 9

Protestants sang hymns in their vernacular language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is often considered the first American popular song?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barbara Allen 
B)  Chester 
C)  When Jesus Wept 
D)  Shenandoah 
A)  Barbara Allen 
B)  Chester 
C)  When Jesus Wept 
D)  Shenandoah

Question 11

Psalters always contained a separate tune for each of the psalms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The New England School refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of English composers 
B)  a group of American composers 
C)  a school for teaching music educators 
D)  a school for training church musicians 
A)  a group of English composers 
B)  a group of American composers 
C)  a school for teaching music educators 
D)  a school for training church musicians

Question 13

Which of the following Protestant sects is best known for hymn singing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvinists 
B)  Lutherans 
C)  Moravians 
D)  Mennonites 
A)  Calvinists 
B)  Lutherans 
C)  Moravians 
D)  Mennonites

Question 14

A song is "through-composed" when _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple verses are set to the same tune 
B)  text unfolds to new music throughout the piece 
C)  the composer notates the music as it is created 
D)  there is a great deal of repetition of melodic phrases 
A)  multiple verses are set to the same tune 
B)  text unfolds to new music throughout the piece 
C)  the composer notates the music as it is created 
D)  there is a great deal of repetition of melodic phrases

Question 15

Psalters are defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  books that contained psalms 
B)  singers who performed psalms 
C)  teachers who taught music reading skills 
D)  psalms that are not notated 
A)  books that contained psalms 
B)  singers who performed psalms 
C)  teachers who taught music reading skills 
D)  psalms that are not notated

Question 16

The tune of "Old Hundred" was composed by ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  John Calvin 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Louis Bourgeois 
D)  John Wesley 
A)  John Calvin 
B)  Martin Luther 
C)  Louis Bourgeois 
D)  John Wesley

Question 17

The most popular composer of fuging tunes was probably

Accepted Answer

A)  William Billings 
B)  Daniel Read 
C)  Francis Hopkinson 
D)  William Schuman 
A)  William Billings 
B)  Daniel Read 
C)  Francis Hopkinson 
D)  William Schuman

Question 18

A canon is a type of song that can create harmony without instruments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hymns and Gregorian chant were introduced to Native Americans by Spanish missionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Along with religious music,Moravians also wrote secular music in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Which of the following is not a psalter?

How did the evolution of Colonial Period religious music reflect European-Protestant musical traditions?

Most English settlers brought musical instruments with them to the New World.

Lining out successfully improved church singing.

Lining out was initiated as a way to

The "Bay Psalm Book" was created because a large number of music readers desired notated music.

The form of a fuging tune may be described as

The traditional language of Roman Catholic Church music is _________.

Protestants sang hymns in their vernacular language.

Which of the following is often considered the first American popular song?

Psalters always contained a separate tune for each of the psalms.

The New England School refers to

Which of the following Protestant sects is best known for hymn singing?

A song is "through-composed" when _________.

Psalters are defined as

The tune of "Old Hundred" was composed by ______________

The most popular composer of fuging tunes was probably

A canon is a type of song that can create harmony without instruments.

Hymns and Gregorian chant were introduced to Native Americans by Spanish missionaries.

Along with religious music,Moravians also wrote secular music in the United States.

North American Indian Music

Folk Music

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

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