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Secular Song in the Middle Ages
1. Goliards were active in the 11th and 12 centuries. The subjects of theirs songs were frequently:
A
drinking and romance
B
the Crusades
C
miracles performed by the Virgin Mary
D
miracles performed by St. James
2. A chanson de geste was an epic narrative recounting of the deeds of a famous hero. The most famous one is the national epic of France known as:
A
Beowulf
B
Song of the Rose
C
Song of Roland
D
The Ring of Nibelungen
3. Which of the following was likely to come from the upper social classes?
A
goliards
B
trouveres
C
minstrels
D
jongleurs
4. "Langue d'oc" refers to:
A
southern France
B
the Basque country
C
Provence
D
England
5. The world of the troubadours was destroyed as a result of:
A
The Second Crusade
B
The Albigensian Crusade
C
The Babylonian Captivity
D
The Council of Trent
6. Troubadour songs were usually strophic, syllabically set with only a few melismas:
A
True
B
False
7. The Crusades went on from approximately:
A
1100-1250
B
950-1050
C
1250-1450
D
1618-1648
8. The Cantigas de Santa Maria were associated with pilgrims going to the Spanish cathedral at:
A
Toledo
B
Santiago de Compostella
C
Tarragona
D
Montserrat
9. The German counterpart of the troubadour was the Minnesinger. In German, the word Minne meant:
A
nobleman
B
wisdom
C
short song
D
love
10. A shawm is a medieval instrument closely related to the modern violin.
A
True
B
False
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