Music & Arts 8 - Q2_PRETEST

How is Chinese Music described?

• It is gentle and lyrical.

• It is meditative and highly ritualized

• It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.

• It is slow and melancholy.

Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the lower class?

• A-ak

• Chong-ak

• Tang-ak

• Sog-ak

What is the Japanese famous cherry blossom folk song?

• Mo Li Hua

• Sakura

• Arirang

• Feng Hua Gu

How is the “Arirang” song classified?

• love song

• parting song

• song of spring

• welcome song

What is the time signature used in the Japanese song “Sakura”?

• Compound

• Duple

• Triple

• Quadruple

Which of the following is a Korean instrument?

• Erhu

• Haegum

• Koto

• Shamisen

Which of the following DOES NOT belong among the Japanese membranophones?

• Changgo

• Odaiko

• Tsuzumi

• Taiko

What scale is used in the folk song “Mo Li Hua”?

• melodic

• pentatonic

• diatonic

• harmonic

Which Japanese instrument is the counterpart of the Kayageum?

• Koto

• Geomungo

• Shamisen

• Zheng

Which of the following statement about the “Changgo” is correct?

I. It is a single headed drum whose tone is altered by squeezing its laces.

II. It is a Japanese drum that has become the central instrument of percussion ensemble

III. A large hanging barrel drum

IV. An hour glass-shaped double headed drum made from animal skin.

• I and II only

• II only

• II and III only

• IV only