African Music
5 Questions
| Total Attempts: 2097
This quiz tests your knowledge on African music and culture you learned in your webquest. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
Questions and Answers
- 1.African music is often heard along with _____.
- A.
Dancing
- B.
Acting
- C.
Eating
- D.
Drawing
- 2.Music in one African country is often similar to music in other African countries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Three (3) countries in Africa are ________, __________, and _________.
- A.
Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea
- B.
Cameroon, Ghana, and Senegal
- C.
Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia
- D.
All of the above
- 4.Two ceremonies that often use traditional African music are _______ and _________.
- A.
Funerals and harvest celebrations
- B.
Weddings and coming-of-age celebrations
- C.
All the above
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Five African instruments include _______.
- A.
Gongogui, banjer, thumb piano, djembe, shekere
- B.
Trumpet, guitar, flute, bass, synthesizer
- C.
Piano, snare drum, bass, castenets, cowbell
- D.
None of the above
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