Question 1

"Barbara Allen" is a

Accepted Answer

A)  chantey 
B)  ballad 
C)  lullaby 
D)  hymn 
A)  chantey 
B)  ballad 
C)  lullaby 
D)  hymn B

Question 2

While much African music is rhythmically flexible,which of the following features a steady pace?

Accepted Answer

A)  field holler 
B)  work songs 
C)  broadsides 
D)  spirituals 
A)  field holler 
B)  work songs 
C)  broadsides 
D)  spirituals B

Question 3

How is folk music impacted geographically and historically? List several genres and explain how regionalism and era impact folk music lyrics.

Accepted Answer

Folk music reflects topics of interest to local people at a given time in history.Sea chanteys were created in places where people worked on or near the water.Cowboy songs were popular in the American West."The Ballad of Casey Jones" reflects the building of the American railroad,and would have been of limited interest to someone from another country.While some folk songs are timeless because of their wonderful stories or great melodies,others fade into history because they lack interest to people outside of the original folk setting.

Question 4

Which best describes a ballad?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unaccompanied British song 
B)  an informal dance 
C)  a story told in song 
D)  a song performed on plantations 
A)  an unaccompanied British song 
B)  an informal dance 
C)  a story told in song 
D)  a song performed on plantations

Question 5

Ballad lyrics are rarely altered over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Folk music in the United States was influenced by European sources only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ballads are written in ___________ form.

Accepted Answer

A)  through-composed 
B)  strophic 
C)  vernacular 
D)  hymn 
A)  through-composed 
B)  strophic 
C)  vernacular 
D)  hymn

Question 8

Which of the following elements of music remains steady to facilitate work such as hammering?

Accepted Answer

A)  melody 
B)  rhythm 
C)  form 
D)  harmony 
A)  melody 
B)  rhythm 
C)  form 
D)  harmony

Question 9

Which of the following elements of African-American music can be traced most directly to Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  melody 
B)  rhythm 
C)  lyrics 
D)  harmony 
A)  melody 
B)  rhythm 
C)  lyrics 
D)  harmony

Question 10

Most ballads are attributed to known composers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Shenandoah" is most closely connected to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  political ballad 
B)  sea chantey 
C)  love song 
D)  historical ballad 
A)  political ballad 
B)  sea chantey 
C)  love song 
D)  historical ballad

Question 12

The field holler is melodically related to jazz.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best describes the term "baile?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish folk dance 
B)  missionary hymn 
C)  Spanish work song 
D)  Welsh ballad 
A)  Spanish folk dance 
B)  missionary hymn 
C)  Spanish work song 
D)  Welsh ballad

Question 14

Africans were forcibly brought to America at about the time the Pilgrims arrived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A field holler is typically sung by multiple voices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true about field hollers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were composed and set to written notation. 
B)  They were improvised. 
C)  They were performed in unison by large groups of singers. 
D)  They were usually accompanied by the banjo. 
A)  They were composed and set to written notation. 
B)  They were improvised. 
C)  They were performed in unison by large groups of singers. 
D)  They were usually accompanied by the banjo.

Question 17

The "cuttilo" is a type of

Accepted Answer

A)  square dance 
B)  instrument 
C)  psalm book 
D)  vocal style 
A)  square dance 
B)  instrument 
C)  psalm book 
D)  vocal style

Question 18

A drone is _______

Accepted Answer

A)  a type of African drum 
B)  a type of banjo 
C)  a long-held, constant pitch 
D)  a steady rhythmic pattern 
A)  a type of African drum 
B)  a type of banjo 
C)  a long-held, constant pitch 
D)  a steady rhythmic pattern

Question 19

The "ring shout" included a shuffling of feet because

Accepted Answer

A)  it added a rhythm not possible with drums 
B)  dancing was forbidden at some services 
C)  the performance usually lacked harmony 
D)  dancers were required to form a ring 
A)  it added a rhythm not possible with drums 
B)  dancing was forbidden at some services 
C)  the performance usually lacked harmony 
D)  dancers were required to form a ring

Question 20

Music has historically allowed people to express displeasure without fear of censorship or retaliation.Beginning with the broadside,explain how this has been the case.Continue your historical tracing by thinking of other types of music that you know.Why are musicians allowed this freedom? Do you think this is the case in every country?

Accepted Answer

Broadsides were often political in natur

Exam 2: Folk Music

"Barbara Allen" is a

While much African music is rhythmically flexible,which of the following features a steady pace?

How is folk music impacted geographically and historically? List several genres and explain how regionalism and era impact folk music lyrics.

Which best describes a ballad?

Ballad lyrics are rarely altered over time.

Folk music in the United States was influenced by European sources only.

Ballads are written in ___________ form.

Which of the following elements of music remains steady to facilitate work such as hammering?

Which of the following elements of African-American music can be traced most directly to Africa?

Most ballads are attributed to known composers.

"Shenandoah" is most closely connected to which of the following?

The field holler is melodically related to jazz.

Which of the following best describes the term "baile?"

Africans were forcibly brought to America at about the time the Pilgrims arrived.

A field holler is typically sung by multiple voices.

Which of the following is true about field hollers?

The "cuttilo" is a type of

A drone is _______

The "ring shout" included a shuffling of feet because

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