First Summative Test in Music 8 ( 2nd Quarter )

I. Directions: Read each item carefully and write only

the letter of your choice.
1. Which of the following is one of China’s most popular
instruments?
a. haegum b. erhu c. koto d. shamisen
2. How is Chinese music described?
a. It is gentle and lyrical.
b. It is meditative and highly ritualized.
c.It is slow and melancholy.
d. It is slow in tempo and very simple.
3. What meter is used in the Japanese song Sakura?
a. quadruple b. triple c. duple d. compound
4. Which of the following does not belong in the group?
a. tsuzumi b. odaiko c. taiko d. changgo
5. Which Korean music category is traditionally associated
with the lower class?
a. tang-ak b. chong-ak c. sog-ak d. a-ak
6. How is Arirang song classified?
a. welcome song c. song for spring
b. love song d. parting song
7. What melody is used in the folk song Mo Li Hua?
a. melodic b. pentatonic c. diatonic d. harmonic
8. Which Japanese instrument is the counterpart of the
kayageum?
a. koto b. geomungo c. shamisen d. zheng
9. Which Japanese instrument is called the “dragon flute”?
a. shimobue b. hichiriki c. ryuteki d. shakuhachi
10. It is musical scale, or mode with five notes per octave.
a. diatonic b. heptatonic c. pentatonic d. triple