Unit 1 Review

Chang is researching the construction of the first instruments that early humans played so that he can make a replica. What types of instruments should he plan to make?

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  wood flute and piano

• bone flute and drum

• bamboo flute and zither

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  stone shaker and xylophone

How many years ago did humans play the first, early instruments?

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  30,000

• 1,000

• 300,000

• 100,000

Abigail is a new mother. She sings a lullaby to her crying baby, hoping that her kind attention will establish a trusting relationship between her and her child. This is an example of which role of music?

• adaptive function

• entertainment

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  communication

• 
  

  social bonds

What is the best definition for “music”?

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  organized sounds made by instruments only

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  organized sound through time

• sound made by humans only

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  things that serve an adaptive function

Early humans left evidence of cave painting and creating music. What does this tell us about how these early humans related with one another?

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  They spent most of their time searching for food.

• They did not want to communicate.

• They fought often.

• They felt a strong desire to communicate.

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the ________ .

A __________ musician typically performs musical works at a symphony or opera house.

Music is processed in many areas of the brain.

• True

• False

A group of classical musicians is called an “ensemble.”

• True

• False

The three reasons humans began “making noise,” or exploring music, are communication, physical health, and entertainment

• True

• False