Question 1

Folk music brought to the United States from other countries was frequently altered to reflect New World experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"Alabados" are musically related to Roman Catholic chant in regard to

Accepted Answer

A)  harmonic structure 
B)  rhythmic flow 
C)  expression of loneliness 
D)  secular function 
A)  harmonic structure 
B)  rhythmic flow 
C)  expression of loneliness 
D)  secular function

Question 3

Ballad singers are required to

Accepted Answer

A)  memorize multiple song verses 
B)  sing with intense emotion 
C)  accompany themselves on a stringed instrument 
D)  use movement to help express emotion 
A)  memorize multiple song verses 
B)  sing with intense emotion 
C)  accompany themselves on a stringed instrument 
D)  use movement to help express emotion

Question 4

Which one of the following is not a kind of folk song?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following is not characteristic of folk music?

Accepted Answer

A)  origin is obscure 
B)  difficult to perform 
C)  simple and unpretentious 
D)  enjoyed by sophisticated and inexperienced listeners 
A)  origin is obscure 
B)  difficult to perform 
C)  simple and unpretentious 
D)  enjoyed by sophisticated and inexperienced listeners

Question 6

The musical abilities of slaves were sometimes advertised as a desirable commodity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The banjo's roots originate in which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  England 
C)  Scotland 
D)  Ireland 
A)  Africa 
B)  England 
C)  Scotland 
D)  Ireland

Question 8

A chantey is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a nonsense song 
B)  a religious song 
C)  a song about adventures at sea 
D)  a lullaby 
A)  a nonsense song 
B)  a religious song 
C)  a song about adventures at sea 
D)  a lullaby

Question 9

West African drumming is musically complex because

Accepted Answer

A)  it requires the musicians to read difficult notation 
B)  it requires the use of the gourd banjo 
C)  the instruments are created out of natural materials 
D)  it involves multiple layers of underlying rhythms 
A)  it requires the musicians to read difficult notation 
B)  it requires the use of the gourd banjo 
C)  the instruments are created out of natural materials 
D)  it involves multiple layers of underlying rhythms

Question 10

The term broadside is associated with the musical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the British folk tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  lullaby 
B)  chanteys 
C)  singing games 
D)  field hollers 
A)  lullaby 
B)  chanteys 
C)  singing games 
D)  field hollers

Question 12

The "alabado" is a type of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which genre evolved out of the work farms and cotton fields of the post-Civil War South?

Accepted Answer

A)  blues 
B)  lullaby 
C)  chantey 
D)  alabado 
A)  blues 
B)  lullaby 
C)  chantey 
D)  alabado

Question 14

Call and response is used in numerous types of African-American music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Disasters,famous murders and other historical events are subjects frequently found in

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 2: Folk Music

Folk music brought to the United States from other countries was frequently altered to reflect New World experiences.

"Alabados" are musically related to Roman Catholic chant in regard to

Ballad singers are required to

Which one of the following is not a kind of folk song?

Which of the following is not characteristic of folk music?

The musical abilities of slaves were sometimes advertised as a desirable commodity.

The banjo's roots originate in which of the following areas?

A chantey is __________

West African drumming is musically complex because

The term broadside is associated with the musical.

Which of the following is not part of the British folk tradition?

The "alabado" is a type of

Which genre evolved out of the work farms and cotton fields of the post-Civil War South?

Call and response is used in numerous types of African-American music.

Disasters,famous murders and other historical events are subjects frequently found in

North American Indian Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

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