1. Many of Vivaldi's concerti were first performed

a. by nuns in a Swiss convent
b. by girls and young women in an orphanage
c. by aristocratic amateurs in the Accademia degli Invaghiti
d. by travelling virtuosos

a. Noah's ark
b. the ark of the Covenant
c.  the Burning Bush
d. the tree of Jesse

a. stress on normally weak beats
b. extra accentuation on the downbeat
c. especially loud notes
d. all of the above

4. Which of the following textures can be found in Josquin Des Près's Ave Maria?

a. points of imitation
b. paired duets
c. homophony
d. all of the above

5. Which term refers to the solo group in a concerto grosso?

a. ritornello
b. tutti
c. ripieno
d. concertino

6. In this keyboard instrument, sound is produced by quills which pluck the strings.

a. piano
b. organ
c. harp
d. harpsichord

7. The troubadours

a. sang secular songs in northern France
b. sang secular songs in southern France
c. sang secular and sacred songs in northern France
d. none of the above

8. The names of the first and fifth degrees of the diatonic scale (as well as the harmonies built on them):

a. tonic and dominant
b. subdominant and dominant
c. dominant and submediant
d. tonic and mediant

a. a stylistic constant in the Baroque era
b. a group of instrumentalists
c. an improvisational practice for realizing harmonies over a bass line
d. all of the above

10. This Italian city was important in the careers of Gabrieli, Monteverdi, and Vivaldi alike:

a. Mantua
b. Rome
c. Venice
d. none of the above