Hula Culture Quiz

What is hula?

• a musical group that performs with guitars

• a school that teaches Hawaiian history

• a type of Hawaiian dance and a form of storytelling

The author describes two types of hula, hula kahiko and hula 'auana. What is one contrast the author draws between the two?

• Hula kahiko is sometimes performed at religious ceremonies and hula 'auana is not.

• Musicians play instruments in hula 'auana and they do not play any instruments in hula kahiko.

• Hula kahiko is still very popular today and hula 'auana is no longer popular.

Hula continues to be an important tradition for many Hawaiians. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

• Unlike hula kahiko, hula 'auana is not performed as a part of a religious ceremony. This less formal version of hula is performed for entertainment.

• Both types of hula are popular in Hawaii today. Master teachers train students at hula schools, passing the dance down to new generations.

• In hula, each movement has a meaning, much like words in a story. Hula dancers use their hands, feet, and hips to tell these stories.

Based on the text, why might hula have been especially important before Hawaiians had a written language?

• It allowed more people to learn traditional instruments like Hawaiian drums and guitar.

• It created a space where young people could learn how to read and write.

• It was part of how they preserved and passed down their history and cultural traditions.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Hula dancers use many different parts of their body like their hips and hands to tell stories through dance.

• Hula is an important Hawaiian dance and form of storytelling that is performed to entertain, pass down history, and share knowledge.

• Stories can be passed to the next generation in many different ways, including oral traditions and writing stories down.