Toto, Africa - GCSE Music

What is the genre of Toto's "Africa"?

• Rock
• Soft Rock
• Hard Rock
• Pop Rock

The piece is in which form?

• Binary form
• Ternary form
• Strophic
• Verse-chorus form
• Rondo form

Who composed "Africa"?

• David Paich
• Jeff Porcaro
• David Paich and Jeff Porcaro
• The whole band Toto

In which year was "Africa" recorded?

• 1980

• 1981

• 1982

• 1983

What was the name of the studio album containing "Africa"?

• Toto III
• Toto IV
• Toto V
• Africa

When did "Africa" reach number one in America?

• 1982

• 1983

• 1984

• 1981

What type of texture does the song have?

• Monophonic
• Polyphonic
• Homophonic: melody and accompaniment

What is the metre/time signature of "Africa"?

• Simple triple time
• Simple duple time – 2/2 (split common time)
• Compound duple time
• Complex time

The three-chord pattern used in Riff a is:

• A – F#m – D
• F#m – D – A
• A – G#m – C#m
• C#m – A – G#m

The choruses use which chord pattern?

• I – V – vi – IV
• vi (F#m) – IV (D) – I (A) – V (E)
• A – G#m – C#m
• IV – I – V – vi