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WorksheetsSamba History Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where is the Samba from?
Cuba
Brazil
Puerto Rico
Argentina
How many counts make up the basic samba step?
4
3
2
1
What is Carnaval?
a popular song
one of the styles of Samba
a pre-lent celebration that Samba is a part of
a way of living
What language is used in samba music?
spanish
english
portuguese
latin
Samba is influenced by which 3 racial groups?
Spanish, African, Indian
African, Indigenous Native American, Portuguese
Indian, Caribbean, African
Indigenous Native American, Portuguese, Caribbean
Why is Brazil predominantly Black?
A large amount of Africans were brought over during the Atlantic Slave Trade
Africans vacationed there and decided to remain there
The majority of the Portuguese left Brazil
None of the above
What does Escola de Samba mean?
Male Samba dancer
Female Samba dancer
Samba School
Samba Party
Each Samba school creates its own unique Samba Enredo. What is a Samba Enredo?
Samba dance
Samba song
Samba story
Samba art
Which style is the basic step and the foundation of all Samba dancing?
Samba de roda
Samba de Gafiera
Frevo
Samba No Pe
What does Samba No Pe mean?
Samba of the hips
Samba of the foot
Samba of the arms
Which Samba style is traditionally danced by men?
Frevo
Gafiera
Pagode
Malandro
Which Samba style is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and dance form?
Gafiera
Capoeira
Frevo
Baile Funk
Which style is a traditional style that is danced in a circle where the women wear long skirts?
Samba No Pe
Samba de Roda
Samba de Gafiera
Pagode
Which style is a partner dance?
Samba de Gafiera
Samba de No Pe
Samba de Roda
Pagode
Who was Carmen Miranda?
nicknamed the "Brazilian Bombshell"
first Latin American woman to have her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress
known for her famous fruit hat costume
all of the above
Which term is defined as "the expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the people"?
Democracy
Colonization
Dictatorship
Slave Trade
What is the region that includes Spanish and Portuguese-speaking nations south of the U.S.?
North America
South America
Latin America
What was the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans for work in the Americas?
Pacific Slave Trade
Indigenous Trade
Colonization
Atlantic Slave Trade
What is the term for "originating or occurring naturally in a particular place (native)"?
Foreign
Indigenous
Regional
What is the title for a female dancer who performs and trains in samba?
Malandra
Gafiera
Sambista
Roda
