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MUSIC OF AFRICA QUIZ 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the popular genre of African music?

a)

African heavy metal

b)

Bongo flava

c)

Apala

d)

Batuque

2.

What are some of the instruments used in African music?

a)

Guitar

b)

Cello

c)

Drums

d)

Cowbell

3.

How is African music composed?

a)

With expressive, rhythmic beats

b)

With little structure

c)

With melancholy feeling

d)

With preppy, fast beats

4.

What are the two distinct African music groups?

a)

Sudanese music/Kenyan music

b)

Central African music/Southern African music

c)

East African music/West African music

d)

North African music/Black African music

5.

What instruments are used in North African music?

a)

Strings

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

6.

Where is Black African music found?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Sub-Saharan regions

c)

Central Africa

d)

Sahel

7.

What are some South African instruments?

a)

Imifece

b)

Gong

c)

Djembe

d)

Kisanji

8.

What does "rap" mean in Africa?

a)

Fast talking

b)

Rhyming

c)

To converse(talk)

d)

Singing

9.

What is rap used for?

a)

To express feeling

b)

Chanting or speaking art

10.

How was Hip-Hop discovered?

a)

By DJ's who exchanged portions or "samples" of rhythmic beats and "looped" them to create compositions

b)

By DJ's incorporating different African rhythms into modern songs to create a whole new song

c)

By using funky, soulful rhythms to create an unique African piece

d)

By using sad rhythms to make a mixtape