Quiz on Indigenous Music and Instruments

What is the primary purpose of indigenous music?

• To entertain

• To serve a functional role

• To promote global unity

• To showcase instrumental mastery

What defines an aerophone?

• It creates sound by vibrating strings.

• It creates sound by vibrating a membrane.

• It produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate.

• It creates sound through vibrating metal parts.

Which instrument would most likely be classified as an aerophone?

• Violin

• Flute

• Marimba

• Drum

What characteristic defines a chordophone?

• It produces sound through the vibration of a stretched membrane.

• It produces sound by vibrating air.

• It produces sound through vibrating strings stretched between two points.

• It creates sound by vibrating itself.

Which of these instruments is an example of a chordophone?

• Trombone

• Harp

• Maracas

• Trumpet

What is the main characteristic of idiophones?

• They create sound by vibrating strings.

• They produce sound by vibrating a membrane.

• They create sound by vibrating themselves, without the use of strings or membranes.

• They create sound through air vibration.

Which of the following is an idiophone?

• Violin

• Gong

• Flute

• Saxophone

Which instrument is an example of a membranophone?

• Harp

• Guitar

• Drum

• Trumpet

What feature distinguishes membranophones from other musical instruments?

• They produce sound by the vibration of a stretched membrane.

• They produce sound from vibrating strings.

• They vibrate themselves to create sound.

• They use air to produce sound.

Nicanor Abelardo composed the melody for which university's official anthem?

• University of Santo Tomas

• University of the Philippines

• Ateneo de Manila University

• Far Eastern University