Encounter 1: Music of Africa


1	European interest in African culture in the _______ century led to important archeological research.
		A)	fourteenth
		B)	seventeenth
		C)	nineteenth
		D)	twentieth


2	Music in Africa is considered an essential expression of life, and accompanies every important stage of life.
		A)	true
		B)	false


3	There is considerable uniformity in the musical traditional among African tribal cultures.
		A)	true
		B)	false


4	Harmony is an essential component of traditional African music.
		A)	true
		B)	false


5	In African musical systems, the intervals in the scale may vary considerably within a single culture.
		A)	true
		B)	false


6	A common texture in African music that results from musicians or singers improvising simultaneously on the same melody is called
		A)	monophony.
		B)	homophony.
		C)	heterophony.
		D)	polyphony.


7	African music typically involves all of the following except
		A)	simultaneous occurrence of different rhythms.
		B)	tonal harmony.
		C)	both stringed and percussion instruments.
		D)	melodies whose contours reflect the rise and fall of tonal languages.


8	African musical instruments may rely on the resonance of the performer's body for amplification.
		A)	true
		B)	false


9	Dundun drums are said to "talk" because the long and short beats signify letters of the alphabet.
		A)	true
		B)	false


10	Western music has had little influence on the popular music of Africa.
		A)	true
		B)	false


11	A griot is a
		A)	professional musician and singer in traditional African cultures.
		B)	drum that imitates the pitches of the Yoruba language.
		C)	scale that employs variable pitches.
		D)	none of the above.

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