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The World in Six Songs

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which function of music celebrates in song our capacity to care for others and ideals beyond ourselves?

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Comfort

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

2.

Which function of music takes us outside ourselves, lift us up higher, elevate us from the mundane and day-to-day to consider our role in the world, the future of the world, the very nature of existence?

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

3.

Which function of music tells stories, recounts an ordeal, a saga, something to immortalize?

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

4.

Which function of music brings us through stages of feeling understood, feeling less alone in the world, hopeful that if someone else recovered so will we, and we feel ultimately inspired?

a)

Comfort

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

5.

Which function of music celebrates our good feelings, sense of well-being, and positive emotions?

a)

Love

b)

Comfort

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

6.

Which function of music creates meaningful social bonds for waging war, defending against attacks, forming work crews, and forming group cohesion?

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

7.

Which function of music does Dr. Levitin represent with the song "Bring 'Em All In?"

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Comfort

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

8.

Which function of music does Dr. Levitin represent with the song "People Get Ready?"

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

9.

Which function of music does Dr. Levitin represent with the song "I Need to Know?"

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

10.

Which function of music does Dr. Levitin represent with the song "Goin' Down Slow?"

a)

Comfort

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

11.

Which function of music does "Don't Stop Me Now" fit best?

a)

Love

b)

Comfort

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

12.

Which function of music does "War (What is it Good For)" fit best?

a)

Love

b)

Knowledge

c)

Religion

d)

Joy

e)

Friendship

13.

What song do Americans associate with graduations?

a)

Pomp and Circumstance

b)

1812 Overture

c)

Stars and Stripes Forever

d)

America the Beautiful

14.

What aspects of music makes it easier for us to memorize lyrics? (Choose multiple)

a)

Rhyme

b)

Rhythm

c)

Cliches

d)

Poetic Devices (Alliteration, Assonance, Metaphors, Similes)

e)

Instrumentation

15.

What genres of music do we usually associate with music's function to comfort?

a)

Lullabies

b)

Blues

c)

Pop

d)

Rock

16.

Which elements help make a "feel-good" song?

a)

Lyrics

b)

Major Key

c)

High Tempo

d)

Instruments

17.

In our brains, what processes are linked?

a)

Emotions

b)

Motivation

c)

Movement

18.

What abilities of music allow us to communicate deep emotions like love?

a)

Communicate an Honest Signal

b)

Holds Memories

c)

Triggers Positive Neurochemicals

d)

Encourages Us to Move

19.

How does the composer Edgard Varese define music?

a)

Organized Sound

b)

A combination of rhythm, melody, and harmony

c)

An art form, and cultural activity, whose medium is sound.

d)

Vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

20.

What is the ability to think about our own thoughts and to realize that other people may have thoughts that differ from our own that is necessary for musical creation? (Hint: It's a Positivity Project Character Strength)

a)

Perspective

b)

Perseverance

c)

Representation

d)

Rearrangement

21.

What is the ability to think about things that aren’t "right-there-in-front-of-us" that is necessary for musical creation?

a)

Perspective

b)

Perseverance

c)

Representation

d)

Rearrangement

22.

What is the ability to combine, recombine, and impose hierarchical order on elements in the world that is necessary for musical creation?

a)

Perspective

b)

Perseverance

c)

Representation

d)

Rearrangement