Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
TheFrenchwordrenaissancemeansrebirth.Itwasfirstusedin1855bythehistorianJulesMicheletinhisHistoryofFrance,thenadoptedbyhistoriansofculture,byarthistorians,andeventuallybymusichistorians,allofwhomappliedittoEuropeancultureduringthe150yearsspanning1450-1600.TheconceptofrebirthwasappropriatetothisperiodofEuropeanhistorybecauseoftherenewedinterestinancientGreekandRomanculturethatbeganinItalyandthenspreadthroughoutEurope.ScholarsandartistsofthisperiodwantedtorestorethelearningandidealsoftheclassicalcivilizationsofGreeceandRome.Tothesescholarsthismeantareturntohuman.Fulfillmentinlifebecameadesirablegoal,andexpressingtheentirerangeofhumanemotionsandenjoyingthepleasuresofthesenseswerenolongerfrownedon.Artistsandwritersnowturnedtoreligioussubjectmatterandsoughttomaketheirworksunderstandableandappealing.
ThesechangesinoutlookdeeplyaffectedthemusicalcultureoftheRenaissanceperiod---howpeoplethoughtaboutmusicaswellasthewaymusicwascomposedandexperienced.Theycouldseethearchitecturalmonuments,sculptures,plays,andpoemsthatwerebeingrediscovered,buttheycouldnotactuallyhearancientmusic---althoughtheycouldreadthewritingsofclassicalphilosophers,poets,essayists,andmusictheoriststhatwerebecomingavailableintranslation.Theylearnedaboutthepowerofancientmusictomovethelistenerandwonderedwhymodernmusicdidnothavethesameeffect.Forexample,theinfluentialreligiousleaderBernardinoCirilloexpresseddisappointmentwiththelearnedmusicofhistime.Heurgedmusicianstofollowtheexampleofthesculptors,painters,architects,andscholarswhohadrediscoveredancientartandliterature.
ThemusicalRenaissanceinEuropewasmoreageneralculturalmovementandstateofmindthanaspecificsetofmusicaltechniques.Furthermore,musicchangedsorapidlyduringthiscenturyandahalf-thoughatdifferentratesindifferentcountries---thatwecannotdefineasingleRenaissancestyle.
62.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyusingtheword“eventually”inline3?
A)Thatmusichistoriansusedtheterm“Renaissance”aftertheotherhistoriansdid
B)Thatmostmusichistoriansusedtheterm“Renaissance”
C)Theterm“Renaissance”becamewidelyusedbyarthistoriansbutnotbymusichistorians
D)Thatmusichistoriansusedtheterm“Renaissance”verydifferentlythanithadbeenusedbyJulesMichelet
63.Thephrase"frownedon"inline9isclosestinmeaningto
A)givenupB)forgottenaboutC)arguedaboutD)disapprovedof
64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthinkersoftheRenaissancewereseekingarebirthof
A)communicationamongartistsacrossEurope
B)spiritualityineverydaylife
C)aculturalemphasisonhumanvalues
D)religiousthemesinartthatwouldaccompanythetraditionalsecularthemes
65.Accordingtothepassage,whywasBemardinoCirillodisappointedwiththemusicofhistime?
A)Itwasnotcomplexenoughtoappealtomusicians.
B)Ithadlittleemotionalimpactonaudiences.
C)Itwastoodependentontheartandliteratureofhistime.
D)Itdidnotcontainenoughreligiousthemes.
66.WhichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassageasareasonfortheabsenceofasingleRenaissancemusicalstyle?
A)ThemusicalRenaissancewasdefinedbytechniqueratherthanstyle.
B)ThemusicalRenaissancewastooshorttogiverisetoanewmusicalstyle.
C)RenaissancemusiciansadoptedthestylesofbothGreekandRomanmusicians.
D)DuringtheRenaissance,musicneverremainedthesameforverylong.
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