I. MULTIPLE CHOICE.
Instructions: Read carefully the following statements. Write only the LETTER of the word that corresponds to
the correct answer.
I. Choose the correct answer: Write the letters only on the space provided.
_____1. How is Chinese music described?
a. It is gentle and lyrical.
b. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.
c. It is meditative and highly ritualized.
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. 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. Which of the following statements about the changgo is correct?
a. It is a single headed drum whose tone is altered by squeezing its laces.
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.
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Answer:
1.B
2.D
3.D
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.D
9.A
10.C