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East Asian Music Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following Korean music is fore the elite or ruling class?

a)

Chong-ak

b)

Pansori

c)

Sanjo

d)

Sog-ak

2.

Which refers to a music that is usually played in Shinto shrines?

a)

Gagaku

b)

Kagura

c)

Naga-uta

d)

Shomyo

3.

Which of the following is the meaning of transparency in East Asian music?

a)

emphasis on melody

b)

emphasis on harmony

c)

focus on the individual instruments

d)

low use of abstraction in music

4.

What Chinese note is equivalent to 're' in the western solfeggio?

a)

Kung

b)

Jiao

c)

Shang

d)

Yu

5.

It is considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.

a)

Arirang

b)

Gagaku

c)

Mo Li Hua

d)

Sakura

6.

Which of the following is NOT true about Japanese music?

a)

It is gentle and lyrical

b)

It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful

c)

It is meditative and highly ritualized

d)

It is slow and melancholy

7.

Which of the following East Asian countries has a musical characteristic that uses bright rhythms and melodies and that it offers a more energetic and capricious contrast to the nation's collection of classical music works?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Philippines

8.

How is the Mo Li Hua song classified?

a)

welcome song

b)

love song

c)

song of spring

d)

parting song

9.

What is the song classification of Arirang?

a)

Diatonic

b)

Harmonic

c)

Melodic

d)

Pentatonic

10.

How is the Sakura song classified?

a)

welcome song

b)

love song

c)

song of spring

d)

parting song

11.

Which of the following statement best describe Chinese vocal music?

a)

It is highly ritualized

b)

It is highly basically meditative in character

c)

It is slow and peaceful in character

d)

Traditionally sung in a thin, non-resonant voice or in falsetto

12.

Which refers to the female tone scale of Japanese music?

a)

Insen

b)

Yo-Sen

c)

In - Sen

d)

Yusen

13.

How is Arirang song classified?

a)

welcome song

b)

love song

c)

song of spring

d)

parting song

14.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Korean music?

a)

It is Polyphonic

b)

It has varying tempo

c)

It has slow tempo, giving it a very peaceful and pensive character

d)

It has complex rhythmic patterns

15.

Which statement is true about Korean tradition music?

a)

Nokan

b)

Sheng

c)

Sho

d)

Zhen

16.

A category of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the common people and it is vibrant and energetic.

a)

Minsogak

b)

pansori

c)

xiaodiao

d)

chong –ak

17.

It is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers.

a)

Minsogak

b)

pansori

c)

xiaodiao

d)

chong –ak

18.

The word Arirang means.

a)

Jasmine flower

b)

The hill

c)

Cherry blossoms

d)

Cackatoo

19.

Which of the following is a traditional Korean music form associated with the ruling class?

a)

Pansori

b)

Sanjo

c)

Chong-ak

d)

Sog-ak

20.

What is the classification of the song 'Arirang' in Korean music?

a)

Diatonic

b)

Harmonic

c)

Melodic

d)

Pentatonic