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Folk Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the primary artist In folk music?

a)

arranger

b)

performer

c)

composer

d)

lyricist

2.

Which structure is most commonly found in folk music?

a)

verse and chorus

b)

theme and variations

c)

canon

d)

ternary form

3.

Which style of singing is most commonly heard in folk music?

a)

formal

b)

informal

c)

operatic

d)

belt

4.

Which elements are usually not associated with folk music?

a)

short melodies that are often easy to sing

b)

complex melodies and harmonies

c)

portable instruments

d)

simple forms and harmonies

5.

In which activity were folk singers in the early twentieth century often involved?

a)

fighting in wars

b)

being spokespeople for corporations

c)

helping the poor

d)

selling products through advertising

6.

In which folk movement did folk musicians Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and the Weavers play a part?  

a)

second folk music boom

b)

folk rock

c)

protest music

d)

first folk music boom

7.

Which issues dominated the subject matter of the folk music revival in the 1960s?

a)

communisim and civil rights

b)

civil rights and the Vietnam war

c)

First Amendment rights and World War II

d)

the Korean War

8.

Which type of music did folk musicians write to express their feelings about peace, freedom, justice, environmentalism, and racial equality?

a)

draft music

b)

blues music

c)

protest music

d)

traditional music

9.

Which artist or group is credited for being the first to blend folk styles with rock styles?

a)

James Taylor

b)

Peter, Paul, and Mary

c)

Pete Seeger

d)

Bob Dylan

10.

What do Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, and Phil Ochs all have in common?

a)

the first folk artists to use elaborate orchestration in their songs

b)

the first folk artists to combine classical elements with traditional music

c)

important musicians during the first folk music boom

d)

important musicians during the second folk music boom