Design Quiz

Gamelan instruments is usually made of which metal?

• Gold

• Brass

• Silver

• Stone

Gamelan has been a feature of court life during the _______.

• 4th to 5th centuries

• 35AD

• 8th to 11th centuries

• 15th century

As members of the royal family during the early 12th to 15th century, they are expected to play the gamelan as one of their accomplishments.

• true

• not sure

• false

• definitely not

What did the Majapahit Empire do in order to be associated with gamelan?

• teaching people how to play the instruments

• checking the importing of gamelan to several countries

• oversaw the construction of the musical instruments and schedule of performance.

• finding and recruiting people to play the gamelan

The most influential strain of Islam in Indonesia. A mystical branch that values music as one of the pathways to experience the divine.

• schism

• sufism

• hinduism

• buddhism

The new style combined gamelan-like intricate and interlocking musical patterns and instrumentation

• kedondong

• bloncong

• drancong

• kroncong

During Dutch Colonization, the gamelan are still used by which member of the society?

• Common people

• King

• Government

• Business people

In order to encourage and sustain gamelan as one of the national art forms of Indonesia, Sukarno regime established a publicly-funded gamelan ______.

• market

• schools

• malls

• house

Gamelan music is usually used to accompany which art form?

• painting

• dance

• singing

• calligraphy

Where does the word 'Gamelan' (gamel in Javanese) come from?

• a type of broomstick

• a type of hammer used by blacksmith

• a type of hammer used by ancient gods

• a type of mallet the king and queens use.