Q1. When was Guillaume Du Fay born?
A. August 5, 1397
B. November 27, 1474
C. June 6, 1414
D. February 22, 1454
Answer: A. August 5, 1397
Q2. Where is Guillaume Du Fay believed to have been born?
A. Cambrai, France
B. Beersel, near Brussels
C. Rimini, Italy
D. Florence, Italy
Answer: B. Beersel, near Brussels
Q3. What was Guillaume Du Fay’s likely family background?
A. Illegitimate child of a priest and Marie Du Fayt
B. Son of a noble duke and a court musician
C. Orphan raised by cathedral authorities
D. Descendant of Burgundian royalty
Answer: A. Illegitimate child of a priest and Marie Du Fayt
Q4. At which cathedral did Du Fay serve as a choirboy from 1409 to 1412?
A. St. Gery Cathedral
B. Florence Cathedral
C. Cambrai Cathedral
D. Santa Maria Novella
Answer: C. Cambrai Cathedral
Q5. Who were among Du Fay’s early music teachers at Cambrai?
A. Nicolas Malin and Richard Loqueville
B. John Dunstaple and Gilles Binchois
C. Johannes Ockeghem and Antoine Busnois
D. Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo de’ Medici
Answer: A. Nicolas Malin and Richard Loqueville
Q6. In which year did Du Fay likely attend the Council of Konstanz?
A. 1410
B. 1414
C. 1428
D. 1436
Answer: B. 1414
Q7. Where did Du Fay first travel to Italy to serve the House of Malatesta?
A. Rome and Turin
B. Bologna and Ferrara
C. Rimini and Pesaro
D. Savoy and Mons
Answer: C. Rimini and Pesaro
Q8. When did Du Fay join the Papal Choir in Rome?
A. 1418
B. 1428
C. 1440
D. 1452
Answer: B. 1428
Q9. For which event did Du Fay compose the motet Nuper rosarum flores in 1436?
A. Consecration of Florence Cathedral’s dome
B. Election of Pope Martin V
C. Treaty of Viterbo
D. Fall of Constantinople
Answer: A. Consecration of Florence Cathedral’s dome
Q10. In the 1440s, where did Du Fay spend much of his time revising the liturgical music collection?
A. Papal Chapel in Rome
B. Cambrai Cathedral
C. Duke of Savoy’s court
D. House of Este in Ferrara
Answer: B. Cambrai Cathedral
Q11. Which duke did Du Fay serve as maître de chapelle around 1434?
A. Niccolo III, Marquis of Ferrara
B. Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
C. Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
D. Louis, Duke of Savoy
Answer: C. Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
Q12. Which family in Ferrara maintained a long association with Du Fay?
A. House of Este
B. House of Malatesta
C. Medici family
D. Aleman family
Answer: A. House of Este
Q13. In 1436, Du Fay received a canonicate at which cathedral by papal bull?
A. St. Gery in Cambrai
B. Florence Cathedral
C. Sainte-Waudru in Mons
D. Cambrai Cathedral
Answer: D. Cambrai Cathedral
Q14. Which antipope did Du Fay serve after the papal schism in 1439?
A. Eugene IV
B. Felix V
C. Martin V
D. Nicholas V
Answer: B. Felix V
Q15. In his later years, Du Fay was appointed canon at which location in 1446?
A. Sainte-Waudru in Mons
B. Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
C. Papal Choir in Bologna
D. St. Etienne in Cambrai
Answer: A. Sainte-Waudru in Mons
Q16. Which of Du Fay’s masses is based on his own chanson Se la face ay pale?
A. Missa L’Homme arme
B. Missa Se la face ay pale
C. Missa Ave regina celorum
D. Missa Ecce ancilla Domini
Answer: B. Missa Se la face ay pale
Q17. For what occasion was the motet Resvellies vous composed in 1423?
A. Marriage of Carlo Malatesta and Vittoria di Lorenzo Colonna
B. Dedication of Brunelleschi’s dome
C. Election of Pope Eugenius IV
D. Feast of the Pheasant
Answer: A. Marriage of Carlo Malatesta and Vittoria di Lorenzo Colonna
Q18. Which motet did Du Fay request to be sung at his deathbed?
A. Ecclesie militantis
B. Nuper rosarum flores
C. Ave regina celorum
D. Supremum est mortalibus
Answer: C. Ave regina celorum
Q19. How many complete masses by Du Fay survive?
A. Seven
B. Fifteen
C. Twenty-two
D. Twenty-eight
Answer: A. Seven
Q20. Which of Du Fay’s works was composed for the Treaty of Viterbo in 1433?
A. A Requiem mass
B. A ceremonial motet
C. A Magnificat setting
D. A fauxbourdon hymn
Answer: B. A ceremonial motet
Q21. How many chansons are definitely attributed to Du Fay?
A. 80
B. 59
C. 27
D. 15
Answer: A. 80
Q22. What poetic forms did Du Fay commonly use in his chansons?
A. Epic, lyric, and ballad
B. Sonnet, haiku, and ode
C. Ballade, rondeau, and virelai
D. Canto, stanza, and verse
Answer: C. Ballade, rondeau, and virelai
Q23. Which chanson may Du Fay have authored, possibly inspired by a crusade call?
A. L’homme arme
B. Resvellies vous et faites chiere lye
C. Se la face ay pale
D. Ave maris stella
Answer: A. L’homme arme
Q24. In his chansons, how many voices did Du Fay typically use?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Three
D. Five
Answer: C. Three
Q25. What themes are common in Du Fay’s French chansons?
A. Springtime, love, and melancholy
B. War, conquest, and heroism
C. Religion, faith, and devotion
D. Nature, animals, and folklore
Answer: A. Springtime, love, and melancholy
