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1The repetitive melodic and rythymic pattern in this song is known as
1. ATaquasim
2. Bfree meter
3. COstinato
4. DCran
2The "snake charmer" theme is an example of what concept in music?
1. AFolklorization
2. BTarab
3. CNationalism
4. DOrientalism
3 The elaboration of the melody by adding extra notes per syllable is known as what?
1. Aglissando
2. BMelisma
3. Csyncopation
4. DSyllabic
5. EFree meter
6. FDuende
4Which of the following instruments is NOT part of a typical flamenco song?
1. Aguitar
2. Bpalmas
3. Cbodhran
4. Dzapateado
5. Ecantaora
5Which of the following instruments is NOT part of a typical flamenco song?
1. Aguitar
2. Bpalmas
3. Cbodhran
4. DZapateado
5. ECantaora
6The concept of tarab refers to what?
1. Arepeertory of traditional compositions
2. Bthe call to prayer
3. Can instrument ina takht ensamble
4. Dlisteners interaction with permormers showing encouragemnt
5. EA and d only
7Which of the following statements is TRUE about the difference between fado and flamenco?
1. AFado is sung is Spanish and flamenco is in Portuguese
2. BFlamenco vocal timbre is softer and fado vocal timbre is more strident
3. CFlamenco vocal timbre is more strident and fado vocal timbre is softer
4. DFlamenco uses palmas and fado uses castanets
5. EFlamenco is about emigration and fado is about nostalgia
8What does the song "The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls" lament?
1. AThe partition of Ireland
2. BEmigration
3. CThe loss of Irish Culture
4. DThe oppression of the Irish by England
5. Eoptions C and D
9A renewed interest in the Gaelic language, traditional dances, and the use of color green and the shamrock are examples of what?
1. ANationalist movement
2. BExoticism
3. CSpirituality
4. DDuende
5. ESession
10 What is the best definition of a glissando?
1. AA. Rendering of melody by singing one note per syllable
2. BB. An ornament played on the lowest note
3. CC. Sliding from note to note
4. DD. A rapid variation in pitch that produces a stronger or richer tone
5. EE. A chord whose pitches sound in succession rather than simultaneously

11 Which of the following statements are true about the song “Horses?”
1. AA. The composer, Rahim Alhaj, is from Baghdad
2. BB. It is about freedom
3. CC. It is played on the ud
4. DD. Options A and C only
5. EE. Options A, B, and C
12Which of the following guitar techniques should you listen for in flamenco?
1. AA. Arpeggio
2. BB. tremolo
3. CTrills
4. DD. Rasgueado
5. EZapateado
13What does the term Azan refer to?
1. AA. A musical instrument
2. BB. A type of dance
3. CC. vocal timbre
4. DD. A holy text
5. EE. The Call to Prayer
14 What do the Navajo believe brings on the sickness they cure in the Enemy Way Ceremony?
1. AA. Peyote
2. BB. Loneliness
3. CC. Fighting in war
4. DD. Ghosts of deceased outsiders
5. EE. Death of a child
15Which of the following is not a musical characteristic of presentational forms?
1. AA. Closed, scripted forms
2. BB. Organized beginnings and endings
3. CC. Transparent texture
4. DD. Contrasts of many types of designs
5. EE. Individual virtuosity downplayed
16 Enculturation is best defined as…
1. AA. The process of gradually acquiring cultural competency by living in a community
2. BB. Deliberate, organized effort to create new culture
3. CC. The belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls 
4. DD. An aesthetic principle of structural form found in many Native American music styles
5. EE. A social process whereby social groups selectively preserve elements of their past
17Which of the following statements is true about Griots?
1. AA. They learn to play through formal apprenticeship
2. BB. They play the kora
3. CC. They are storytellers and guardians of history
4. DD. They are also called Jalolu or Jalis
5. EE. All of the above
18 The Navajo term Hózhó ̨ó ̨ means
1. AA. Healing, Medicinal
2. BB. Beauty, Blessedness, Harmony
3. CC. War, Destruction
4. DD. Love and Generosity
19Where did the Andean musical ensemble of today emerge?
1. AA. Buenos Aires, Argentina and Berlin, Germany
2. BB. The Andean highlands and Paris, France
3. CC. Buenos Aires, Argentina and Paris, France
4. DD. The Andean highlands and Buenos Aires, Argentina
5. EE. Santiago, Chile and Berlin, Germany
20Which of the following were significant outcomes of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
1. AA. The Ghost Dance vanished from the plains
2. BB. Powwows were banned
3. CC. Sitting Bull was killed
4. DD. Options B and C only
5. EE. Options A and C only
21Which of the following is not an essential characteristic of African music?
1. AA. Highly participatory
2. BB. Performers and instruments have strong connections to the spiritual world
3. CC. Interlocking patterns
4. DD. Music being inextricable from dance and drama,
5. EE. None of the above
22Folklorization is best defined as
1. AA. A form that is repeated indefinitely
2. BB. Music and dance removed from original context and represented in new context
3. CC. Highly stylized or professional versions of rural traditions as staged heritage for tourists
4. DD. Options B and C only
5. EE. Options A and C only
2319. Which of these instruments is part of a stomp dance?
1. AA. Gangokui
2. BB. Shells
3. CC. Axatse
4. DD. Water drum
5. EE. Sikus
24A ritual communication to the spirit world in which participants pour blood or other liquids on a drum is known as…
1. AA. Animism
2. BB. A life-cycle ritual
3. CC. Libation
4. DD. Azan
5. EE. Polytheism
25 Which instrument in this piece marks off basic time and melodic phrases?
1. ABonang
2. BGong
3. CSuona
4. DTabla
26A musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars, which are struck to make sound, usually with a mallet is called a
1. AKendhang
2. BChordophone
3. CMetallophone
4. DMembranophone
5. EBonang
27What is the role of a pesindeng?
1. ASignal when musicians should switch from one song to another
2. BTrain tabla musicians
3. CProvide vocals in a gamelan piece
4. DPlay a wife/mother role in Chinese Opera
5. EPlay the gong
28 A Raga is best described as…
1. AA melodic scale
2. BB. “that which colors the mind”
3. CC. A collection of notes, a scale, intonation, ornaments, resting tones
4. DD. A specific set rules about the way a musician may move from one note to another
5. EE. All of the above
29Which of the following statements about musical transmission in a Beiguan ensemble is true?
1. AMusicians learn the notes by singing
2. BThey use a notation system called gongche
3. CMusicians act as apprentices to gurus during the learning process
4. DOptions B and C only
5. EOptions A and B only
30Lata Mangeshkar is best known for her work as…
1. AA composer of Bollywood music
2. BA playback singer
3. CA dancer of the Ramayana and Mahabarata
4. DHer collaboration with The Beatles
31Which of the following statements are true about Balinese (versus Javanese) gamelan
1. AJavanese gamelan ensembles are tuned as a group, and in Balinese gamelan instruments are tuned in pairs, one higher than the other
2. BJavanese is strictly instrumental and Balinese is characterized by abrupt changes
3. CJavanese has a shimmery sound, and Balinese involves narrative texts
4. DJavanese is composed solely of metallophones, and Balinese incorporates string instruments
5. EAll of the above
32 The “wave” of the gong in gamelan is known as…
1. ASwara
2. BIrama
3. COmbak
4. DWayang Kulit
33Slendro and pelog refer to what?
1. ATwo main instruments in a gamelan
2. BTwo animistic religions in Indonesia
3. CTwo finger techniques used in the playing of the Erhu
4. DTwo figures from the Mahabarata and Ramayana
5. EThe two scales used in gamelan music
34Shruti is best defined as…
1. AA constant pitch or drone
2. BOne of the layers of Carnatic music
3. CThe tonal center chosen by a performer
4. DOptions A and C only
5. EOptions A, B, and C
35Shruti is best defined as…
1. AA constant pitch or drone
2. BOne of the layers of Carnatic music
3. CThe tonal center chosen by a performer
4. DOptions A and C only
5. EOptions A, B, and C
36 Which musician in a gamelan ensemble provides cues to the others to speed up or slow down and to end the song?
1. AThe singer
2. BThe saron player
3. CThe drummer
4. DThe gender player
5. EThe sanxian player
37Which of the following statements is true about the Ramayana and Mahabarata?
1. AFound throughout Southeast Asia and India
2. BBasis for many narrative song texts
3. CC. Shows Portuguese influence in Indonesian culture
4. DD. Options A and C only
5. EE. Options A and B only
38The serious and respectable female heroine in Chinese opera is known as
1. ADhalang
2. BChou
3. CDizi
4. DQingyi
5. ESheng
39Gongs in Indonesia are generally made from….
1. AA. Bronze
2. BSilver
3. CGold
4. DSteel
40In gamelan music, the level of subdivision of the main melody is known as
1. AIrama
2. BOmbak
3. CPasibutbut
4. DConfucianism
5. ESlenthem

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