Music of South Asia and the Middle East Quiz 1

What music in South India is more thoroughly oriented to the voice and was also called 'temple music'?

• Arabic Music

• Carnatic Music

• Hindustani Music

• Punjabi Music

Which among the ancient Indian collection of hymns is considered to be the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text?

• Samaveda

• Hinduism

• Rig Veda

• Samagana

Which vocal style in Pakistan is considered by many to be one of the principal poetic forms in the Persian civilization?

• Dholak

• Ghazal

• Rubab

• Qawwali

What kind of music strengthens the importance of musical instruments in Pakistan?

• Punjabi Music

• Hindustani Music

• Carnatic Music

• Arabic Music

What is the term for special call to prayer and repentance on high holidays in Israel?

• Secular

• Hazan

• Devotional

• Yom Kippur

Which of the following is a metric cycle with a specific number of beats that recur in the same pattern?

• Tabla

• Tala

• Theka

• Mridangam

What made India known to be the largest country in South Asia?

• Their music is as vast as its geographic location and as large as its demographic population.

• Where people are focusing more on their music.

• Indian music is only vocal and instrumental.

• Their songs are purely spiritual in nature.

In North India, which of the following music goes back to Vedic period at around 1000 B.C.?

• Arabic Music

• Carnatic Music

• Hindustani Music

• Punjabi Music

Which of the following is a style in vocal music of India which moves in several different notes in a single syllable of text?

• Samaveda

• Melismatic

• Rig Veda

• Samagana

What do you call a musician who helps lead the congregation in a songful prayer?

• Devotional

• Shofar

• Hazzan

• Secular