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World Music A

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the song" Sakura" originally come from?

a)

North Korea

b)

United States

c)

Japan

d)

China

2.

The Djembe and Ngoma are drums from what area of the world?

a)

Japan

b)

Africa

c)

France

d)

Italy

3.

Where was the mandolin invented?

a)

Italy

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Africa

4.

Which country that we learned about featured the bugle?

a)

Italy

b)

Africa

c)

Japan

d)

France

5.

The accordion belongs to which instrument family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

6.

The song "Au Claire de la luna" is in which language?

a)

French

b)

Swahili

c)

Italian

d)

Japanese

7.

The Dadaiko and Kakko are both drums from which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Africa

c)

France

d)

Italy

8.

Which country created most of the string instruments we play today, like cello and violin?

a)

Japan

b)

Italy

c)

Africa

d)

France

9.

The flutina was first made in a factory in which famous city?

a)

Tokyo, Japan

b)

Cape Town, South Africa

c)

Paris, France

d)

Rome, Italy

10.

The Balafon is a percussion instrument from which part of the world?

a)

Africa

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

France

11.

"Hi Ho the Rattlin' Bog" is a song from _____ that is sung in English.

a)

Korea

b)

Italy

c)

Nigeria

d)

Ireland

12.

Taiko means what word in Japanese?

a)

Drum

b)

Harp

13.

The mbira is a small keyboard instrument also known as a what?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Thumb piano

14.

"Bella bimba" is a song about a ballerina in which language?

a)

Swahili

b)

Italian

c)

French

d)

Japanese

15.

The Koto is from which instrument family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

16.

The bugle is from which instrument family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

17.

The hurdy-gurdy is from which instrument family?

a)

Brass

b)

Woodwind

c)

String

d)

Percussion

18.

What was the favorite thing you learned in this unit?

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