Chapter 6 Quiz

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. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between early medieval and ancient Greek music?

Both used scale-like arrangements of pitches known as "modes" correct incorrect

Both primarily used monophonic texture correct incorrect

Neither accepted the use of instruments other than the human voice correct incorrect

Neither had prescribed rhythms correct incorrect

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. The Greek concept that some intervals are fundamentally pleasing while others are naturally harsh and unstable is known as what?

The presence of monophony and polyphony correct incorrect

The distinction between consonance and dissonance correct incorrect

The modal scales correct incorrect

The distinction between conjunct and disjunct correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the term for a musical instrument made from a tortoise shell with strings stretched across it?

Lyre correct incorrect

Lute correct incorrect

Harp correct incorrect

Timpani correct incorrect

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. The kithara, a harp-like music, was scorned by Plato as he believed its sound to have a corrupting effect.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Greek system of "modes," on which much medieval music is based, is similar to our modern scales in that both consist of a stepwise pattern of pitches that fill out an octave.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect