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Student: ______
1. / The term broadside is associated with the musical.TrueFalse
2. / A field holler is typically sung by multiple voices.
TrueFalse
3. / The field holler is melodically related to jazz.
TrueFalse
4. / Call and response is used in numerous types of African-American music.
TrueFalse
5. / Most ballads are attributed to known composers.
TrueFalse
6. / Folk music brought to the United States from other countries was frequently altered to reflect New World experiences.
TrueFalse
7. / Ballad lyrics are rarely altered over time.
TrueFalse
8. / Folk music in the United States was influenced by European sources only.
TrueFalse
9. / Africans were forcibly brought to America at about the time the Pilgrims arrived.
TrueFalse
10. / The musical abilities of slaves were sometimes advertised as a desirable commodity.
TrueFalse
11. / "Shenandoah" is most closely connected to which of the following?
A. / political ballad
B. / sea chantey
C. / love song
D. / historical ballad
12. / Which best describes a ballad?
A. / an unaccompanied British song
B. / an informal dance
C. / a story told in song
D. / a song performed on plantations
13. / While much African music is rhythmically flexible, which of the following features a steady pace?
A. / field holler
B. / work songs
C. / broadsides
D. / spirituals
14. / The banjo's roots originate in which of the following areas?
A. / Africa
B. / England
C. / Scotland
D. / Ireland
15. / Disasters, famous murders and other historical events are subjects frequently found in
A. / broadsides
B. / field hollers
C. / work songs
D. / spirituals
16. / Which of the following is not part of the British folk tradition?
A. / lullaby
B. / chanteys
C. / singing games
D. / field hollers
17. / Ballads are written in ______form.
A. / through-composed
B. / strophic
C. / vernacular
D. / hymn
18. / Which of the following is not characteristic of folk music?
A. / origin is obscure
B. / difficult to perform
C. / simple and unpretentious
D. / enjoyed by sophisticated and inexperienced listeners
19. / Which one of the following is not a kind of folk song?
A. / chantey
B. / lullaby
C. / ballad
D. / anthem
20. / A chantey is ______
A. / a nonsense song
B. / a religious song
C. / a song about adventures at sea
D. / a lullaby
21. / "Barbara Allen" is a
A. / chantey
B. / ballad
C. / lullaby
D. / hymn
22. / Which of the following is true about field hollers?
A. / They were composed and set to written notation.
B. / They were improvised.
C. / They were performed in unison by large groups of singers.
D. / They were usually accompanied by the banjo.
23. / Which of the following elements of African-American music can be traced most directly to Africa?
A. / melody
B. / rhythm
C. / lyrics
D. / harmony
24. / Which of the following best describes the term "baile?"
A. / Spanish folk dance
B. / missionary hymn
C. / Spanish work song
D. / Welsh ballad
25. / The "cuttilo" is a type of
A. / square dance
B. / instrument
C. / psalm book
D. / vocal style
26. / The "alabado" is a type of
A. / Spanish folk dance
B. / Spanish hymn
C. / Welsh ballad
D. / work song
27. / "Alabados" are musically related to Roman Catholic chant in regard to
A. / harmonic structure
B. / rhythmic flow
C. / expression of loneliness
D. / secular function
28. / Ballad singers are required to
A. / memorize multiple song verses
B. / sing with intense emotion
C. / accompany themselves on a stringed instrument
D. / use movement to help express emotion
29. / Which genre evolved out of the work farms and cotton fields of the post-Civil War South?
A. / blues
B. / lullaby
C. / chantey
D. / alabado
30. / The "ring shout" included a shuffling of feet because
A. / it added a rhythm not possible with drums
B. / dancing was forbidden at some services
C. / the performance usually lacked harmony
D. / dancers were required to form a ring
31. / Which of the following elements of music remains steady to facilitate work such as hammering?
A. / melody
B. / rhythm
C. / form
D. / harmony
32. / West African drumming is musically complex because
A. / it requires the musicians to read difficult notation
B. / it requires the use of the gourd banjo
C. / the instruments are created out of natural materials
D. / it involves multiple layers of underlying rhythms
33. / A drone is ______
A. / a type of African drum
B. / a type of banjo
C. / a long-held, constant pitch
D. / a steady rhythmic pattern
34. / Music has historically allowed people to express displeasure without fear of censorship or retaliation. Beginning with the broadside, explain how this has been the case. Continue your historical tracing by thinking of other types of music that you know. Why are musicians allowed this freedom? Do you think this is the case in every country?
35. / How is folk music impacted geographically and historically? List several genres and explain how regionalism and era impact folk music lyrics.
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(p.37) / The term broadside is associated with the musical.
FALSE
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2.
(p.42) / A field holler is typically sung by multiple voices.
FALSE
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3.
(p.42) / The field holler is melodically related to jazz.
TRUE
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4.
(p.46-47) / Call and response is used in numerous types of African-American music.
TRUE
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5.
(p.36) / Most ballads are attributed to known composers.
FALSE
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6.
(p.36) / Folk music brought to the United States from other countries was frequently altered to reflect New World experiences.
TRUE
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #6
7.
(p.36) / Ballad lyrics are rarely altered over time.
FALSE
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #7
8.
(p.34) / Folk music in the United States was influenced by European sources only.
FALSE
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9.
(p.40) / Africans were forcibly brought to America at about the time the Pilgrims arrived.
TRUE
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10.
(p.40) / The musical abilities of slaves were sometimes advertised as a desirable commodity.
TRUE
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11.
(p.41) / "Shenandoah" is most closely connected to which of the following?
A. / political ballad
B. / sea chantey
C. / love song
D. / historical ballad
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #11
12.
(p.36) / Which best describes a ballad?
A. / an unaccompanied British song
B. / an informal dance
C. / a story told in song
D. / a song performed on plantations
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #12
13.
(p.44) / While much African music is rhythmically flexible, which of the following features a steady pace?
A. / field holler
B. / work songs
C. / broadsides
D. / spirituals
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #13
14.
(p.46) / The banjo's roots originate in which of the following areas?
A. / Africa
B. / England
C. / Scotland
D. / Ireland
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #14
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15.
(p.37) / Disasters, famous murders and other historical events are subjects frequently found in
A. / broadsides
B. / field hollers
C. / work songs
D. / spirituals
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #15
16.
(p.40) / Which of the following is not part of the British folk tradition?
A. / lullaby
B. / chanteys
C. / singing games
D. / field hollers
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #16
17.
(p.36) / Ballads are written in ______form.
A. / through-composed
B. / strophic
C. / vernacular
D. / hymn
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #17
18.
(p.87) / Which of the following is not characteristic of folk music?
A. / origin is obscure
B. / difficult to perform
C. / simple and unpretentious
D. / enjoyed by sophisticated and inexperienced listeners
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #18
19.
(p.39-40) / Which one of the following is not a kind of folk song?
A. / chantey
B. / lullaby
C. / ballad
D. / anthem
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #19
20.
(p.40) / A chantey is ______
A. / a nonsense song
B. / a religious song
C. / a song about adventures at sea
D. / a lullaby
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #20
21.
(p.36) / "Barbara Allen" is a
A. / chantey
B. / ballad
C. / lullaby
D. / hymn
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #21
22.
(p.42-43) / Which of the following is true about field hollers?
A. / They were composed and set to written notation.
B. / They were improvised.
C. / They were performed in unison by large groups of singers.
D. / They were usually accompanied by the banjo.
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #22
23.
(p.41-42) / Which of the following elements of African-American music can be traced most directly to Africa?
A. / melody
B. / rhythm
C. / lyrics
D. / harmony
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #23
24.
(p.34) / Which of the following best describes the term "baile?"
A. / Spanish folk dance
B. / missionary hymn
C. / Spanish work song
D. / Welsh ballad
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #24
25.
(p.35) / The "cuttilo" is a type of
A. / square dance
B. / instrument
C. / psalm book
D. / vocal style
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #25
26.
(p.35) / The "alabado" is a type of
A. / Spanish folk dance
B. / Spanish hymn
C. / Welsh ballad
D. / work song
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #26
27.
(p.35-36) / "Alabados" are musically related to Roman Catholic chant in regard to
A. / harmonic structure
B. / rhythmic flow
C. / expression of loneliness
D. / secular function
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #27
28.
(p.36) / Ballad singers are required to
A. / memorize multiple song verses
B. / sing with intense emotion
C. / accompany themselves on a stringed instrument
D. / use movement to help express emotion
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #28
29.
(p.42-43) / Which genre evolved out of the work farms and cotton fields of the post-Civil War South?
A. / blues
B. / lullaby
C. / chantey
D. / alabado
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #29
30.
(p.43) / The "ring shout" included a shuffling of feet because
A. / it added a rhythm not possible with drums
B. / dancing was forbidden at some services
C. / the performance usually lacked harmony
D. / dancers were required to form a ring
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #30
31.
(p.44) / Which of the following elements of music remains steady to facilitate work such as hammering?
A. / melody
B. / rhythm
C. / form
D. / harmony
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #31
32.
(p.46) / West African drumming is musically complex because
A. / it requires the musicians to read difficult notation
B. / it requires the use of the gourd banjo
C. / the instruments are created out of natural materials
D. / it involves multiple layers of underlying rhythms
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #32
33.
(p.46) / A drone is ______
A. / a type of African drum
B. / a type of banjo
C. / a long-held, constant pitch
D. / a steady rhythmic pattern
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #33
34. / Music has historically allowed people to express displeasure without fear of censorship or retaliation. Beginning with the broadside, explain how this has been the case. Continue your historical tracing by thinking of other types of music that you know. Why are musicians allowed this freedom? Do you think this is the case in every country?
Broadsides were often political in nature, and because there was no known composer for most of them, the anonymous authors could freely express their opinions. Songs such as "The Liberty Song" expressed political points of view that could have meant trouble for someone giving a speech in a public forum. Interestingly, music has been used in this manner in America long after the Revolutionary period, and even continued when composers' names were connected with their songs. In the Vietnam era, music groups made powerful statements against the war, and although some songs used veiled language, others contained open criticism of the government. A more recent example occurred during the 2002 American presidential campaign when the country group "Dixie Chicks" overtly criticized President George Bush. In some countries, performers would be jailed for verbally attacking a living president or leader. America's freedom of speech equally applies to song.
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #34
35. / How is folk music impacted geographically and historically? List several genres and explain how regionalism and era impact folk music lyrics.
Folk music reflects topics of interest to local people at a given time in history. Sea chanteys were created in places where people worked on or near the water. Cowboy songs were popular in the American West. "The Ballad of Casey Jones" reflects the building of the American railroad, and would have been of limited interest to someone from another country. While some folk songs are timeless because of their wonderful stories or great melodies, others fade into history because they lack interest to people outside of the original folk setting.
Ferris - 04 Chapter... #35
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