Music and Dance Quiz

What is the main purpose of traditional African music to its people?

• It is primarily used for ceremonial rites.

• It is primarily used for their communication.

• It is used to entertain their visitor.

• It is a form of courting their loved ones.

What is the main characteristic of Afro-Latin American music?

• It is the use of drums and various percussion instruments, and occasional loud volumes were added to emphasize its intensity.

• Its music was transformed from unaccompanied vocal solos to those accompanied by stringed instruments.

• Its danceable rhythms, passionate melodies, and exotic harmonies.

• The use of instruments as well as singing and dancing to implore gods for good harvest, victory in battles, and guard against sickness and natural disasters.

Latin American instruments were used to add life, color, and variety to many vocal and dance forms which have captured the world’s attention and affectionate to adopt. In the Philippines, these characteristics were taken in the following EXCEPT:

• Bossa Nova

• Cha cha

• Rumba

• Swing

Which of the following Latin American music has several variations so that there is no clear-cut definition of a single form?

• Salsa

• Samba

• Son

• Swing

“The Real Slim Shady” by Eminem is a good example of what musical style?

• Alternative music

• Disco

• Hip Hop and Rap

• Pop music

Which of the following is NOT belong to Latin American dances?

• Cha cha

• Rumba

• Tango

• Zouk

What musical instrument used in Maracatu is a rope-tuned large wooden drum?

• Agbe

• Alfaia

• Caixa

• Tarol

What musical instrument is used to send messages to announce births, deaths, marriage, initiation, or war?

• Body Percussion

• Djembe

• Shekere

• Talking drum

Which of the following is NOT belong to Aztec and Mayan Instruments?

• Concha

• Huehueti

• Rasp

• Zamponas

In this dance style, the hips move back and forth while the arms move following the hips.

• Kwasa Kwasa

• Reggae

• Samba

• Salsa