Gregorian Chant

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1. The earliest music of Christianity arose mostly from which tradition? Greek chants to Zeus Roman military songs Jewish temple songs Jewish communal meals

2. After the conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity, worship developed in monastic communities and in cathedral worship. To what does the word "cathedral" refer? The bishop's chair A small arched edifice A beautiful church The singing of a choir

3. Before Gregorian chant became supreme in the West, other forms of chant thrived in the West. However, all but one fell away. Which one of these chant-forms survived into the 12th century? Mozarabic Chant of Spain Benevenutan Chant of Naples Gallican Chant of France Ambrosian Chant of Milan

4. The musical scale "Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do" has its roots in which Gregorian chant? Ut queant laxis Salve Regina Da pacem, Domine Victimae paschali laudes

5. Who invented the musical staff, used to record the exact relationship between notes of music? Boethius Isidore of Seville Guido of Arezzo Pope St. Gregory the Great

6. Around the 14th century, the "Ars Nova" began to take root in France. It marked the beginnings of harmony in church music, and the decline of Gregorian Chant. What is the name of this form of harmonious music? Aquitanian Plainsong Melismatic Chant Polyphony Frenchsong

7. In the late 19th century, a group of Benedictine monks in France created a community that sought to revive the use of Gregorian chant. Where is that monastery located? Paris Solesmes Lourdes Versailles

8. Which pope issued his Motu Proprio in 1903 that banned all secular music in church? Pope Pius X Pope Benedict XV Pope Pius IX Pope John XXIII

9. According to the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council: "The Church recognizes Gregorian chant as ___________________" ? boring and sorrowful an ancient form of music especially native to the Roman liturgy an outdated way of singing that needs to be abolished

10. Which of these is NOT a Marian antiphon? Salve Regina Gloria in excelsis Deo Alma Redemptoris Mater Regina Caeli