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Enter the completely simplified form of the expression x2 + 4x – 122x + 12{“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”x2 + 4x - 122x + 12″} Refer to Item #13 for instructions on entering your response.

There are _______ integers in the interval [-73,3){“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”[-73,3)”}.  [In the box, enter the number of integers in this interval.]    

According to “The Trial of Martha Carrier,” Martha’s own children testified against her as being a witch and even claimed that the devil himself made promises to their mother if she practiced witchcraft. According to the reading, what did they say the devil promised her? 

The music fostered by the church was the ____________ of sacred words because it is a way of giving concepts in prayer or doctrine a special status, a step above merely speaking them.

The fifteenth century also saw the beginning of composed ____________, , that is, music in a harmonic, chordal texture.

What is a short tune sung through many stanzas, followed by an Amen?

The official music of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages and far beyond was a great repertory of melodies designated for the liturgy: the system of ________________, widely known as ____________________.

What is the largest and most important prayer service of the Christian liturgy?

The best term for these different categories of music is ____________, borrowed from French.

The early history of Western music was determined by the _____________church to an extent that is not easy for us to grasp today. It cultivated, supported and directed music as it did art, architecture, poetry, and learning.