Which kind of instrument was believed to NOT have been used by Ancient Sumerians? Options: harp, viol, tambourine, rattle
Music of Ancient Mesopotamia

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viol
2.
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T or F: Because ancient musicians were valued highly in their skills, they were treated like court officials.
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False
3.
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This reconstructed musical instrument from Ancient Mesopotamia is called:
- bull's harp
- cow-head harp
- bull-headed lyre
- moosicalf
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bull-headed lyre
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Which musical skill played a key role in religious rituals and court ceremonies?
- playing of the lyre
- singing
- composing
- dancing
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singing
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Were there distinctions made between the responsibilities of male and female court musicians?
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Yes, there were distinctions.
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Ancient Hurrian tablets from Ugarit contain the:
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oldest known melodies
7.
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T or F: Tuning was an essential component in ancient Mesopotamian musical practice.
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True
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What kind of scale was most probably being used in ancient Mesopotamia based on existing lexical list of intervals?
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heptatonic
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Which musicologist was responsible for cataloguing ancient Sumerian instruments?
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Marcelle Dechesne-Guillemin
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