PNU ASIAN MUSIC PART 2

Which of Hindu musical instrument has 13 strings excluding the four melody and three drone strings normally played by plucking?

• Vina

• Sita

• Tabla

• Tambura

Which country in Asia has a rich and ancient civilization that began about 3000 B.C. with the settlement of the valleys along the Yangtze and Huang Ho Rivers?

• India

• Japan

• China

• Korea

While the Chinese used pentatonic scale, Indian Music is built on seven notes. What are the seven notes in their proper order?

• MA, RI, SA, GA, NI, DHA, PHA

• SA, RI, GA, MA, PHA, DHA, NI

• NI, PHA, DHA, SA, RI, GA, MA

• GA, MA, SA, RI, DHA, PHA, NI

What country was called the “Fishing Village” before the coming of the British?

• Thailand

• Latin America

• Korea

• China

Which is the call a long lyric song of Korea?

• Kagok

• Shi-jo

• Kasa

• P’ansori

How is a narrative song of Korea called

• Kagok

• Shi-jo

• Kasa

• P’ansori

The Indonesian five tone scale.

• Pelog

• Slendro

• Pathet

• Barang

The Indonesian seven tone scale.

• Pelog

• Slendro

• Pathet

• Barang

What is the largest island of the West Indies that lies to the South of the United States of the southernmost tip of the coast of Florida.

• Spanish

• Latin America

• Cuba

• Conga

Burung Kakak Tua is an Indonesian folksong which means _______?

• Tree

• Bird

• Parrot

• Fish