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1
In what year were Spanish missions ordered closed by the Mexican government?
A)1699
B)1776
C)1833
D)1865
2
What hymn tune was composed by Martin Luther (1483-1546)?
A)Joyful, Joyful, We resound thee
B)Amazing Grace
C)A Mighty Fortress is Our God
D)Sherbourne
3
Which religious group forbade the singing of hymn tunes during worship?
A)Protestants
B)Calvinists
C)Reformationists
D)Lutherans
4
Newly metered and rhymed psalm verses appeared in what books called:
A)breviaries
B)hymnals
C)psalm books
D)psalters
5
The most popular psalm book in Colonial America was the:
A)Goode Booke of Psalms
B)Bay Psalm Book
C)Ainsworth Psalter
D)Ye Olde Psalms Translated with Faithfulness
6
Which early religious group had the most significant effect on musical life in early America?
A)Lutherans
B)Calvinists
C)Moravians
D)Puritans
7
Who decorated their title pages with a folk-art known as "Fraktur"?
A)Lutherans b. Puritans
B)Mennonites d. Protestants
8
The first important American-born Moravian composer was:
A)John Antes
B)William Billings
C)Benjamin Franklin
D)Charles Wesley
9
What enthusiastic religious revival stimulated the rise of psalm and hymn tune singing in American?
A)The decline of Calvinism
B)The rise of Singing Schools
C)The Great Awakening
D)the publication of the Bay Psalm Book
10
This comb-maker also composed the famous "fuging tune" Sherborne.
A)John Antes
B)Daniel Read
C)William Schuman
D)Virgil Thomson





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