Understanding Music Summative Quiz

What country is Capoeira from?

• Portugal

• Colombia

• Brazil

• Mexico

A dance martial art that originates in Brazil

• Capoeira

• Kung Fun

• Fencing

• Wing Chun

Name the instrument.

• timbales

• shakers

• conga

• claves

The Africans survived colonization by....

• being subservient

• passing it down to their children

• bargaining with masters

• continuing their cultural and religious practices in secret

Where did the tango originate?

• Spain

• Argentina

• Chile

• Paraguay

Tango was bornin the slums of________ in the late 19th century.

• Buenos Aires

• German

• South America

• United States

What is a codex?

• An alphabet.

• A group of glyphs drew by Aztecs, they show how this civilization was.

Important celebrations for the Aztec were:

• the opening of a new temple, welcoming warriors back from a victory, the death of a ruler or the rise of a new one, religious rituals, the birth and naming of a baby, entering and leaving school, marriage, and death.

• only for nobles, kings and warriors and they only celebrate when they got a new ruler or when they won a fight.

Cuban religion that combines Catholic and West African beliefs

• calypso

• reggae

• hacienda

• Santeria

What is an Orisha?

• The name for an African god

• The name of an African tribe

• The name of a religion

• It is a type of chameleon