Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The folk music from Canada was derived mostly from the traditions of
		A)	France and the British Isles.
		B)	France and Germany.
		C)	Spain.
		D)	the Orient.


2	Mestizo is
		A)	mixed Spanish and Indian blood.
		B)	a popular Indian flute-like instrument.
		C)	a Spanish/Indian dance.
		D)	a South American religious ceremony.


3	Latin American musical traditions originally were influenced by the
		A)	Protestant Reformation.
		B)	Catholic Church.
		C)	Spanish courts.
		D)	mestizo tradition.


4	The corrido is
		A)	an Irish dance.
		B)	a Mexican strophic song.
		C)	a person of mixed ethnicities.
		D)	a popular Indian instrument.


5	The nineteenth-century classical music in Mexico and South America
		A)	was nonexistent
		B)	was of little importance to the general populace.
		C)	centered around opera and salon music.
		D)	centered around Spanish dance suites and “Indianist” music.


6	Among the best known composers of classical music from Mexico and South America are
		A)	Chavez and Ponce.
		B)	Villa-Lobos and Chavez.
		C)	Chavez and Rodriguez.
		D)	Villa-Lobos and Bottesini.


7	Mestizo musical traditions were influenced by the
		A)	Spanish courts.
		B)	Protestant Reformation.
		C)	Catholic missionaries from Spain.
		D)	Catholic missionaries from Italy.


8	Assimilation occurs when
		A)	people cross national boundaries to live and work.
		B)	immigrant groups gradually adopt the characteristics of a host society.
		C)	one culture is compared with another.
		D)	one culture rejects another.


9	A chordophone is a
		A)	harmonic sound.
		B)	harmonic progression.
		C)	primitive communications device.
		D)	stringed instrument.


10	Zydeco is
		A)	a Mexican stringed instrument.
		B)	a Native American drum.
		C)	an instrument popular among eastern European immigrants.
		D)	none of the above.


11	Reggae is derived from
		A)	Mexican culture.
		B)	Jamaican culture.
		C)	Cuban culture.
		D)	Creole culture.


12	Salsa is originally
		A)	Afro-Cuban.
		B)	Afro-Jamaican.
		C)	Mexican-Brazilian.
		D)	Mexican-American.


13	Klezmer is
		A)	Jewish-American.
		B)	Mexican-American.
		C)	French-Canadian.
		D)	none of the above.


14	Bob Marley was influential in developing and popularizing
		A)	klezmer.
		B)	zydeco.
		C)	reggae.
		D)	bossa nova.


15	Clifton Chenier is the “king” of
		A)	zydeco.
		B)	creole.
		C)	salsa.
		D)	klezmer.


16	Tito Puente was influential in popularizing
		A)	bossa nova.
		B)	latin jazz.
		C)	reggae.
		D)	zydeco.


17	A genre of classical music popular in Mexico during the nineteenth century was
		A)	Salon music.
		B)	symphonic music.
		C)	jazz.
		D)	brass band music.


18	Carlos Chavez was a
		A)	Mexican activist.
		B)	Mexican hymn writer.
		C)	Cuban composer.
		D)	Mexican composer.


19	A pentatonic scale
		A)	is not used in the western hemisphere.
		B)	is the basis of much folk music worldwide.
		C)	is a seven-tone scale.
		D)	is a ten-tone scale.


20	Latin-American music is based largely on
		A)	European ways of thinking about and making music.
		B)	Asian ways of thinking about and making music.
		C)	African ways of thinking about and making music.
		D)	unique traditions not derived from other cultures.


21	Native American music is associated with rituals.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


22	Native American music is viewed as an essential part of life.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


23	Native American music is heard mostly in concert settings.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


24	Native American music is derived from a notated tradition.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


25	Native American music is associated with elaborate costumes.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


26	Native American music is associated with dancing.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


27	Music of Mexico and South America is based on simple harmonic progressions.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


28	Music of Mexico and South America is based on the major/minor tonal system.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


29	Music of Mexico and South America is based on extensive improvisation.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


30	Music of Mexico and South America is nonmetric.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


31	Music of Mexico and South America often incorporates alternate divisions of 2s and 3s.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


32	Music of Mexico and South America is based on oriental concepts.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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