Q2-MUSIC OF EAST ASIA QUIZ

Which of the following has the characteristics of vibrant and energetic music?

• Aak

• Chong-ak

• Noh

• Sog-ak

Which of the following scales is used in East Asian music?

• chromatic

• diatonic

• major

• pentatonic

What country in East Asia uses traditional music for meditation?

• China

• Japan

• Korea

• Philippines

It is a scale that is commonly used in East Asian music, especially in Chinese music.

• chromatic

• diatonic

• major

• pentatonic

Most Chinese music is in the pentatonic scale, derived from the “Ling Lun” Chinese legend, and is believed to be a ______ - Tone scale system.

• seven

• five

• six

• eight

High pitched or shrill vocal quality conveys the life’s adversity in the _____ part of China.

• Eastern

• Southern

• Northern

• Western

It is mostly the meter or rhythm used in Chinese music which also shows the principle of natural “duality” like female-male or yin-yang relationship.

• quadruple

• triple

• multiple

• duple

A famous Japanese folk song which means “Cherry Blossom Flowers”

• Jan Ken Pon Yo

• Sakura

• Arirang

• Mo Li Hua

It is a basic scale in Japanese music known as the female tone.

• Yo-sen

• In-sen

• Tsuki

• Doraji

It is a basic scale in Japanese music known as the male tone.

• Yo-sen

• In-sen

• Tsuki

• Doraji