World Music. Chapter 11 Quiz

Intro to World Music – Dr. David A. McConnell Chapter 11 Quiz NAME: Multiple Choice – 50 points 1. The Trinidadian steel pan is a. an aerophone b. an idiophone c. a membranophone d. a chordophone 2. True or False: Because of differing patterns in the institution of slavery, Afro-Cuban music tends to sound more “African” than African American blues. a. True b. False 3. A secular, traditional Cuban dance music that features singing, conga drums, other Latin percussion instruments, and an often “flirtatious” style of dancing is a. Regla de Ocha b. batucada c. rumba guaguancó d. merengue 4. Clave is the rhythmic basis of virtually all forms of __________-derived Latin dance music. a. Brazilian b. Trinidadian c. Peruvian d. Cuban 5. In 18 th century Cuba, creolized dance-music styles emerged partly because a. white Cubans saw them as viable alternatives to outmoded European dances of the time like the waltz and the mazurka b. black Cubans were no longer interested in dancing the rumba c. slaves of African descent were forced to perform such dances by members of the white, Spanish-Cuban establishment d. black Cubans recognized the musical superiority of European music

6. The danzón, Cuba’s “national dance” of the 1920s, was accompanied by an ensemble called a. bata b. charanga c. son 7. True or False: The Palladium Ballroom was a space where the best mambo bands competed in front of an exclusively Latin American audience. a. True b. False 8. Enrique Jorrin created the cha cha chá with the intention of a. devising a Cuban dance-music style that would appeal to non- Cuban dancers b. creating a more thoroughly Afro-Cuban style of dance music than son c. catering to the growing population of Puerto Rican immigrants in Cuba d. all of the above 9. Which of the following was NOT a feature of 1950s mambo? a. layered ostinatos b. big band instrumentation c. rock influences d. fast tempos 10. In arrangements like Tito Puente’s “Oye Como Va,” 1950s Latin bandleaders fused the cha cha chá with the a. mambo b. macarena c. carnival d. danza 11. Where was Carlos Santana born? a. Cuba b. Puerto Rico c. The United States d. Mexico 12. Carlos Santana says he decided to play “Oye Como Va” because a. it would inspire people to dance b. it would fight against the influence of rock-and-roll c. it would become a symbol of pan-Latino identity