Latin American Music and Culture

Which of the following civilizations did not exist in Central and South America?

• Cherokee

• Mayans

• Aztecs

• Incas

Who arrived to conqure these ancient Latin American civilizations?

• The English

• The British

• The Spanish

• The Irish

Which of the following instruments were not common to ancient Latin American civilizations?

• maracas

• double flute

• conch shell

• gourd trumpet

Which of the following are genres of Latin American music?

• swing

• mambo

• merengue

• lauda

Africans influence the music of Latin America through the use of

• rhythmic intensity

• call and response

• multiple instruments

• syncopation

This six-stringed instrument is traditionally used in Mariachi groups in Mexico

• lute

• guitarron

• viol

• sarod

This small andean stringed instrument was traditionally made out of an armadillo shell

• guitarron

• charango

• viol

• lute

What is this box shapped percussion instrument?

• Andean drum

• box drum

• Cajon

• floor drum

This instrument is found all across the Andes. What is this instrument?

• ocarina

• the melody stick

• siku

• none of these

What is the most popular dance in Latin America?

• Samba

• Salsa

• Tango

• Bossa Nova