World Music. Chapter 10 Quiz africa

Intro to World Music – Dr. David A. McConnell Chapter 10 Quiz NAME: Multiple Choice – 50 points 1. Africa is a ____________ with _____________ of the world’s population. a. country; 2 percent b. country; 10 percent c. continent; one half d. continent; one sixth 2. Which of the following led to the displacement of millions of Africans and the African diaspora? a. The Euro-American slave trade; colonization of Africa b. Mande empire; Songhay empire c. Islamic invasions of sub-Saharan Africa; African repatriation movements d. African nationalist movements; Rastafarianism 3. The Fontomfrom ensemble provides music for a. Akan royal events b. Mande jeliya ceremonies c. social dancing in nightclubs d. A and B, but not C 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the musical Africanisms discussed in the chapter? a. complex polyphonic textures b. layered ostinatos with varied repetition c. emphasis on drumming-based music d. improvisation 5. A tonal language is one in which meaning is determined not just by the sound of its syllables but also by a. specific patterns of pitch b. specific patterns of rhythm c. timbral inflection d. all of the above 6. True or False: Complex polyphonic textures are common only in northern African musical cultures. a. True b. False 7. The kora is

a. an idiophone b. a membranophone c. a chordophone d. an aerophone 8. Which of the following is a significant manifestation of the conversational element of African music? a. Call-and-response b. Layered ostinatos c. Timbral variety d. Jeliya 9. Hereditary praise singers and musicians in Mande culture are called a. bala b. jeli c. sauta d. griot 10. Layered ostinatos are a standard device for creating ___________ in sub-Saharan African Music. a. monophony b. homophony c. polyphony d. All of the above 11. Which of the following Mande instruments is a type of xylophone? a. bala b. koni c. kora d. atumpan 12. Musician Seckou Keita is considered a “radical royal” because a. he chose to play music professionally despite being of Mande royal lineage b. he uses music to criticize the Mande royal family c. he still participates in royal ceremonies despite being an albino, which defies customary Mande law d. B and C, but not A 13. The birimintingo style of playing the kora and other Mande instruments is a. virtuosic b. improvisational c. soloistic