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1
Calvinists "created" the psalm tunes.
A)True
B)False
2
William Shakespeare once described a Puritan who "sings psalms to hornpipes."
A)True
B)False
3
The first psalter to appear in America was printed in 1660.
A)True
B)False
4
The Moravians founded Bethlehem, PA.
A)True
B)False
5
The practice of "lining-out" was hoped to improve musical reading skills.
A)True
B)False
6
Editions of the Bay Psalm Book before 1698 contained no music.
A)True
B)False
7
Lining-out allowed psalm tunes to become grossly distorted.
A)True
B)False
8
Virgil Thomson is associated with the First New England School.
A)True
B)False
9
The first American to produce a book of original tunes was John Antes.
A)True
B)False
10
A favorite Revolutionary war tune was William Billing's "Chester."
A)True
B)False





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