Quiz on the Music of East Asia

Which scale is generally used in the music of East Asia?

• Chromatic scale

• Pentatonic scale

• Major scale

• Whole tone scale

What is the name of the Chinese folk song known as Jasmine Flower?

• Erhu

• Sakura

• Mo Lihua

• Arirang

Which instrument is a counterpart to the western violin in China?

• Erhu

• Changgo

• Taiko

• Shamisen

What type of instrument is the Taiko?

• Membranophone

• Aerophone

• Idiophone

• Chordophone

Which Japanese instrument is plucked like a guitar?

• Hichiriki

• Shamisen

• Koto

• Biwa

What does the Korean folk song Arirang symbolize?

• Leaving and reunion

• Love and loss

• War and peace

• Joy and happiness

Which instrument is made from animal skin in Korea?

• Sho

• Erhu

• Changgo

• Piri

What is the classification of the instrument Ching?

• Aerophone

• Chordophone

• Membranophone

• Idiophone

Which instrument in Japan sounds like light shining down from the heavens?

• Hichiriki

• Koto

• Sho

• Taiko

What is the classification of the instrument Biwa?

• Membranophone

• Idiophone

• Aerophone

• Chordophone