Encounter 6: Native American


1	Native American music has been an important inspiration to most American composers of art music.
		A)	true
		B)	false


2	Native American music is traditionally not considered
		A)	an independent art form appreciated for its own sake.
		B)	an integral part of work, celebration, or prayer.
		C)	to have strong or magic powers.
		D)	an important part of Native American culture.


3	The text of a Native American song may
		A)	be in English.
		B)	be in a native language.
		C)	consist of vocables such as hey, yeh, or nay.
		D)	all of the above.


4	The texture of Native American music is generally
		A)	homophonic.
		B)	polyphonic.
		C)	symphonic.
		D)	monophonic.


5	Despite the differences between individual cultures, Native American music everywhere
		A)	is used to authenticate ceremonies.
		B)	uses through-composed song forms.
		C)	has adapted European harmony to native melodies.
		D)	all of the above.


6	Most Native American melodies are built around wide melodic leaps.
		A)	true
		B)	false


7	Two of the most common sound instruments in Native American music are the
		A)	flute and horn.
		B)	drums and rattles.
		C)	drums and horn.
		D)	flute and bow.


8	The elaborate decorations on many sound instruments
		A)	have important symbolic meanings.
		B)	are purely for aesthetic reasons.
		C)	are placed there to affect the instrument's sound.
		D)	are added primarily to increase the instrument's value.


9	The cedar flute is traditionally played by men only.
		A)	true
		B)	false


10	Music for the cedar flute is traditionally associated with hunting.
		A)	true
		B)	false


11	There have been no significant changes in Native American music in this century.
		A)	true
		B)	false

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