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MUSIC 8 QUIZ 1 (MUSIC OF EAST ASIA) QUARTER 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Thailand

2.

What is the Japanese term for music?

a)

Kagura

b)

Ongaku

c)

Gagaku

d)

Shomyo

3.

What does "Mo Li Hua," a popular Chinese song, mean in English?

a)

Jasmine Flower

b)

Cherry Blossom

c)

Beautiful Sunset

d)

Morning Calm

4.

What type of Japanese music is used in imperial functions and Shinto folk festivals?

a)

Saibara

b)

Kagura

c)

Shomyo

d)

Bugaku

5.

What musical instrument is referred to as the "Chinese mouth organ"?

a)

Sheng

b)

Ruan

c)

Zheng

d)

Suona

6.

What type of music is "Pomp'ae" in Korean tradition?

a)

A farmer's song

b)

Buddhist song of praise

c)

Banquet music

d)

Shamanistic music

7.

What is the name of the traditional Japanese zither with 13 strings?

a)

Shamisen

b)

Koto

c)

Biwa

d)

Shakuhachi

8.

Which Korean folk song literally means "Dear and Beautiful Korea"?

a)

Sakura

b)

Sujech’on

c)

Arirang

d)

Sanjo

9.

Which musical instrument is an example of Chinese percussion used in rituals?

a)

Zheng

b)

Biangqing

c)

Yun-lo

d)

Suona

10.

What is the term for Japanese court music?

a)

Sankyoku

b)

Shomyo

c)

Gagaku

d)

Noh

11.

Which type of Korean music is associated with the ruling classes?

a)

Chong-ak

b)

Sog-ak

c)

Pansori

d)

Non-ak

12.

What instrument is a high-pitched double-reed pipe in Korean music?

a)

Haegum

b)

Taepyongso

c)

Gayageum

d)

Janggu

13.

What Korean genre has spread worldwide and includes artists like BTS and Blackpink?

a)

Pansori

b)

K-pop

c)

Sanjo

d)

Non-ak

14.

The "Shakuhachi" is a type of what instrument?

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Wind

d)

Brass

15.

What does "Sakura," a traditional Japanese song, depict?

a)

Spring and cherry blossoms

b)

Love and longing

c)

The beauty of nature

d)

The rising sun