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History and Fundamentals of Phil. Folk Dances

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Early Filipinos view dancing as a physical practice and they performed dances for a successful harvest, a triumphant war, and a healthy voyage or recovery from sickness.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Who described folk dance in the Philippines as a traditional mode of expression that employs body movements of redundant patterns linked to definitive rhythmic beat or music features?

a)

Duggan

b)

Schlottmann

c)

Dela Cruz

d)

Lopez

3.

What do you call this traditional dances that are found in a specific country?

a)

national dances

b)

folk dances

c)

ethnic dances

d)

interpretative dances

4.

These are ethnological dances performed in primitive tribes, which have maintained a close association with religious practice and tradition of the group.

a)

national dances

b)

folk dances

c)

ethnic dances

d)

interpretative dances

5.

This category of ethnic dance depicts ritual ceremonies like Dugso and Pagdidiwata.

a)

Ethnic dances

b)

Ritual dances

c)

Life-cycle dances

d)

Occupational dances

6.

This classification of the Philippine Folk dances are the dances from the people of the Southern Islands of the Philippines such as Mindanao and Sulu.

a)

Tribal dances from Cordilleras

b)

Lowland Christian dances

c)

Highland Christian dances

d)

Muslim dances

7.

This person is known as the first national dance artist, and the Philippine Folk Dance Mother.

a)

Francisca Delos Reyes-Aquino

b)

Francisca Reyes-Aquino

8.

This classification of folk dances are dances that are either religious or secular and connected with the celebration of recurring events of special significance.

a)

Occupational dances

b)

Ritual and ceremonial dances

c)

War dances

d)

Festival dances

9.

This classification of folk dances are dances that express feud and enmity wherein two male dancers engage in physical combat with Spartan-like intensity.

a)

Occupational dances

b)

Mimetic or drama dances

c)

War dances

d)

Festival dances

10.

The Itik-itik dance of Surigao is an example of what classification of folk dance?

a)

Occupational dances

b)

Mimetic or drama dances

c)

War dances

d)

Festival dances

11.

Identify the positions of the arms and feet.

a)

First position

b)

Second position

c)

Third position

d)

Fourth position

e)

Fifth position

12.

Identify the positions of the arms and feet.

a)

First position

b)

Second position

c)

Third position

d)

Fourth position

e)

Fifth position

13.

Identify the positions of the arms and feet.

a)

First position

b)

Second position

c)

Third position

d)

Fourth position

e)

Fifth position

14.

Identify the positions of the arms and feet.

a)

First position

b)

Second position

c)

Third position

d)

Fourth position

e)

Fifth position

15.

Identify the positions of the arms and feet.

a)

First position

b)

Second position

c)

Third position

d)

Fourth position

e)

Fifth position