Quiz-Native American Indian Music

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Last Name

What game was accompanied by music and fasting?

• Football
• Baseball
• Lacrosse

What were songs and music associated with?

• Mourning, rejoicing, courtship and marriage
• Sleeping and Working
• Nothing at all

What were the most common types of American Indian instruments?

• Drums and rattles
• Violins and violas
• Guitar

What was done before entering into battles to give the warriors strength and the ability to face death bravely?

• Songs were sung
• Games were played
• Running races

What is a bowed instrument made from a hollowed vegetable stalk?

• A bullroarer
• An Apache fiddle
• A flute

When did medicine men use music?

• When chasing buffalo
• While picking wild berries
• During healing ceremonies and administering herbs

Was there a key or device used to determine pitch?

• Yes
• No

What happens when the drumming stopped?

• It rains
• A race begins
• The Indians attacked