East Asian

Music

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1
How is Chinese music described?

a. It is gentle and lyrical

b. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.

c. Influences the harmony of universe.

d. It is slow and melancholy.

2
Which of the following is one of China’s
most popular instruments?

a. haegum
b. erhu
c. koto
d. shamisen
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 the “Arirang” song classified?

a. Welcome song

b. Love song
c. Song for spring
d. Farewell 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. ryuleki

d. shakuhachi
10
Which of the following statements about
the changgo is correct?

a. It is a single headed drum whose tone is altered

by squeezing its isles.

b. It is a Japanese drum that has become the central

Instrument of percussion ensemble.

c. It is large hanging barrel drum

d. An hour glass-shaped double headed drum made from animal skin.

 It is a korean folk song used as
11 a symbol of Korea and Korean
culture.

a. Arirang

b. Changgo

c. Chong-ak

d. Gasaku
12
It refers to the overall structure or plan
of piece of music.

a. Ensembles

b. Heterophony
c. Form

d. Idiophone
13 It is a two stringed plucked
instrument made of bamboo.

a. Kabuki

b. Clarion

c. Bawi

d. Haegum
14
What is the folk song of Japan?

a. Nokan

b. Min’yo

c. Arirang

d. Pansori
15
It is a large hanging barrel drum.

a. Tsuzumi

b. Tsuridaiko

c. Taiko
d. Shinobue
16
It is a musical texture that consists of
a single melodic line.

a. Monophony
b. Homophony
c. Heterophony
d. Pentatonic Scale
17
It is a musical scale or mode
with five notes per octave.

a. Pentatonic

b. Diatonic

c. Timbre

d. Harmony
18
It is a kind of music presented
to audiences by skilled vocal
singers and drummers.

a. Pansori

b. Odaiko

c. Piri
d. Nokan
19
It is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting
spring, the season of cherry blossom.

a. Arirang

b. Pansori

c. Sakura
d. Taiko
20
It is Japanese transverse flute or fue
that has a high-pitched sound.

a. Tsuridaiko

b. Tsuzumi

c. Odaiko

d. Shinobue
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