African Music Quiz Review

What is the primary importance of music in African society?

• Only for entertainment purposes

• Only for religious ceremonies

• Only for political events

• For multiple life events including marriage, birth, and hunting

What is a key characteristic of African melody?

• Wide pitch range

• Limited pitch range

• No repetition

• Only performed by one person

What is call and response?

• When one person or group performs a musical phrase and another person or group answers with a different phrase

• When everyone sings the same song at the same time

• When two different songs are performed simultaneously

• When a song is performed without any instruments

What is the meaning of Kye Kye Kule?

• A type of African drum

• A traditional dance move

• A phrase to get attention for group singing

• A religious ceremony

How is Kye Kye Kule performed?

• Solo performance

• Instruments only

• Call and response with actions to the beat

• Group singing without a leader

Which characteristics best describe African rhythm?

• Simple patterns with no layering

• Complicated rhythms played at one time

• Multiple simple rhythms played together in layers

• Only slow, steady beats

Which instrument is known as the "talking drum" in African music?

• Cabasa

• Marimba

• Bass drum

• Djembe

What instrument is this?

• Dun dun

• Djembe

• Tubano

• Trumpet

Which of these instruments is the marimba?

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What instrument is this?

• Maracas

• Cymbals

• Wind chime

• Shekere