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Latin America Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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Match the following

tslapizalli (aztec flute)

teponaztli (mallet drum)

huehuetl

(hand drum)

conch trumpet

2.

Which of the following was not used to determine Mesoamerican music practices?

a)

musical instruments

b)

dictionaries of language

c)

music notation

d)

chronicles and codices created by explorers.

3.

The _____, _____, and the _____ are the three major Mesoamerican societies.

(a)  

4.

What song was used during funerals by the Inca?

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5.
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Match the following

Castanets - clappers used in Latin American Music

Chajchas - peruvian rattle

Zapateado - shoe tapping

Danza de Panuelo - Scarf Dance

6.

The main influence colonials had was ​​ (a)   and ​ (b)   . The largest effect on folk music was made by ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
music notation
western cultural music
indigenous peoples
zapateado
castanets
Chajchas
Danza de Panuelo
7.

What to forms of music did colonials originally introduce to indigenous people?

a)

Gregorian Chant and Sacred Polyphony

b)

Calendar of Feasts and Community Fiesta

c)

Danzas de la Conquista and Congados

d)

Cathedrals and Religious music.

8.

Cathedrals became the sites for ​ (a)   , and ​ (b)   music.

Choose from the below words
Performance
teaching
dance
castanets
Danza de la Conquista
9.
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Match the following

Tropical Climate

Northern Mexico

Andes Mountains

Southern Mexico and Central America

Desert Climate

Northern South America

Amazon Rain Forest

Western South America

Las Pampas and La Patagonia

Southern South America

10.

What are the four Cultural and Geographical Regions of Latin America?

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11.

Latin America spans​ (a)   continent(s).

Choose from the below words
two
three
four
one
12.

What two language are spoken the most in Latin America?

a)

Spanish and Portuguese

b)

English and Spanish

c)

Spanish and French

d)

Spanish and Italian

13.
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Match the following

Mexican American Pop star, known as the queen of Tejano, murdered in 1995

Very Popular Spanish Pop artist. He is known as the King of Latin Pop.

Columbian Artist who has become known as the Queen of Latin Music. You would know her from Zootopia

Mexican American Guitarist, whose music is a combination of Rock, Blues, Jazz, Afrocuban, and Latin

14.

Latin American Countries started building ​ (a)   and large ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
conservatories
concert halls
churches
auditoriums
15.
a)

Opera

b)

Ballet

c)

Pop

d)

Indiigenous

16.

20th century music was largely centered around?

a)

Nationalism

b)

opera

c)

ballet

d)

pop