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Music Of the Early Church
1. The central feature of the Temple worship of the Jews was:
A
sacrifice of a lamb
B
reading of psalms.
C
reciting hebrew scripture
D
sermon preached by High priest
2. All of the following were practices shared by synagogue worshippers and early Christians except:
A
reading scripture appropriate to the church calendar
B
re-enacting symbolic sacrifice
C
scriptures were read and discussed
D
homilies or sermons were given
3. The second Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in:
A
539 B.C.
B
70 A.D.
C
280 B.C.
D
476 B.C.
4. The practice of hymn singing (the first musical activity of the church) came to the church from:
A
Rome
B
the kingdom of Charlemagne
C
Syria
D
Tarragona
5. A melisma is:
A
many notes set to one syllable of text
B
the cadence of a chant
C
a type of Byzantine hymn
D
a type of music notation indicating an ornament
6. Musical instruments were not allowed in Jewish Temple worship:
A
True
B
False
7. A verse or sentence sung at the end of every verse of a psalm; later sung only at the beginning and end of the psalm:
A
trope
B
antiphon
C
melisma
D
alleluia
8. According to Boethius, music performed by a choir in a church service is an example of:
A
musica mundana
B
musica humana
C
musica instrumentalis
D
all of the above
9. The Mozarabic liturgy is associated with
A
Spain
B
France
C
England
D
Milan
10. The Sarum chant is associated with England.
A
True
B
False
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