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This quiz is for General Music students learning about African music and culture.
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1
Mbira is one of the many names of what instrument?
Harp
Flute
Thumb piano
Talking drum
2
What does sitting in a circle for an African Drum Group represent?
The Moon
Unity
The Earth
Nature
3
What is this instrument called?
Mbira
Shekere
Djembe
Gankogui
4
What is the name of the major African river that flows north into the Mediterranean Sea?
Mississippi
Nile
Victoria
Congo
5
What is this instrument called?
Djembe
Shekere
Tubano
Mbira
6
The musical leader who leads drumming ensembles is called the:
Soloist
Master Drummer
Kwane
Chief
7
In Africa, music is part of most activities and is often combined with other art forms:
False
True
8
What is this instrument called?
Shekere
Gankogui
Mbira
Djembe
9
Africa is the _____________ largest continent in the world.
fifth
third
first
second
10
What are instruments that have a column of air that vibrates?
Membranophones
Aerophones
Chordophones
Idiophones
11
There are only a few languages spoken in Africa.
TRUE
FALSE
12
What is this instrument called?
Donno
Gankogui
Mbira
Shekere
13
Music in Africa is passed on:
Visually
Orally
via Mixed Media
Scientifically
14
The buzzy quality of many African instruments comes from:
extra strings
loose drum head
scraping a stick
pieces of metal
15
Idiophones are the least used instruments in Africa:
TRUE
FALSE
16
What is this instrument called:
Gangkogui
Djembe
Tubano
Kettle Drum
17
The timeline in African drum ensembles is most commonly played by a:
Guitar
Rattle
Drum
Bell
18
What are instruments that vibrate by having a string plucked, struck, or bowed?
Chordophones
Idiophones
Membranophones
Aerophones
19
Drums are examples of:
Chordophones
Idiophones
Aerophones
Membranophones
20
What are instruments where vibrations are caused by striking or shaking the instrument?
Membranophones
Idiophones
Aerophones
Chordophones
21
What sea forms Africa's northern border?
Michigan
Mediterranean
Red
Nile
22
What is the name of the huge desert in northern Africa?
Mojave
Senegal
Kalahari
Sahara
23
The word used to describe a group of people in Africa with their own culture and language is:
Region
Assembly
Tribe
Country
24
What are instruments that have a column of air that vibrates?
Aerophones
Membranophones
Chordophones
Idiophones
25
African music is one of two musical systems that have given birth to popular American music:
True
False
26
All kinds of African music are very similar to each other:
False
True