Questions & Answers
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Global Music Traditions and Origins study set below.
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1
The 'mbira', a traditional plucked idiophone, is most historically associated with which southern African ethnic group?
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A
Shona
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B
Zulu
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C
Xhosa
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D
Amhara
2
In which current-day country did the 'duduk', a double-reed woodwind instrument, originate?
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A
Armenia
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B
Turkey
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C
Azerbaijan
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D
Georgia
3
The 'koto' is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument derived from which ancient Chinese zither?
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A
Guzheng
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B
Guqin
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C
Pipa
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D
Erhu
4
The 'gamelan' orchestra is the traditional ensemble music of which two Indonesian islands?
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A
Java and Bali
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B
Sumatra and Borneo
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C
Sulawesi and Lombok
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D
Flores and Timor
5
Which Andean nation is the primary geographic origin of the 'charango', a small stringed instrument traditionally made from an armadillo shell?
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A
Bolivia
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B
Chile
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C
Ecuador
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D
Colombia
6
The 'sitar', a prominent instrument in Hindustani classical music, was historically influenced by the Persian 'setar' and which Indian instrument?
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A
Veena
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B
Sarod
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C
Santoor
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D
Tabla
7
The 'didgeridoo' is an ancient wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians specifically from which region?
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A
Arnhem Land
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B
The Nullarbor Plain
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C
The Blue Mountains
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D
Tasmania
8
Which European city hosted the premiere of the first modern 'Nationalist' operas that integrated folk melodies from the composer's homeland?
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A
Prague
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B
Budapest
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C
Warsaw
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D
St. Petersburg
9
The 'kora', a 21-string harp-lute, is central to the musical traditions of the Mandinka people in which West African region?
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A
Senegambia
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B
The Maghreb
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C
The Sahel
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D
The Gold Coast
10
The 'bandoneón', essential to the sound of Argentine tango, was originally manufactured in which country before arriving in South America?
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A
Germany
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B
Italy
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C
France
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D
Spain
11
Which instrument, known as the 'national instrument of Vietnam', features a unique mechanism for altering pitch through string tension?
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A
Đàn bầu
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B
Đàn tranh
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C
Đàn nguyệt
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D
Đàn nhị
12
The 'ud' (or oud) is a fretless lute that is considered the ancestor of the European lute and is indigenous to which region?
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A
Middle East
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B
Scandinavia
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C
Southern Africa
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D
Central America
13
The 'steelpan' or 'steel drum' was invented in the 1930s in which Caribbean nation?
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A
Trinidad and Tobago
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B
Jamaica
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C
Barbados
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D
Cuba
14
The 'bouzouki' is a long-necked string instrument that became a staple of which country's urban 'rebetiko' music?
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A
Greece
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B
Cyprus
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C
Albania
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D
Bulgaria
15
Which Middle Eastern musical system or 'mode' structure is shared among cultures ranging from Morocco to Iran?
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A
Maqam
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B
Raga
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C
Dodecaphony
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D
Pentatonic scale
16
The 'bodhrán' is a traditional frame drum associated with the folk music of which European nation?
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A
Ireland
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B
Scotland
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C
Wales
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D
Brittany
17
The 'pipa' is a four-stringed Chinese lute that arrived in China during the Northern Wei dynasty via which trade route?
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A
Silk Road
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B
Tea Horse Road
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C
Maritime Silk Road
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D
Steppe Route
18
Which specific African rhythm and dance tradition is widely considered the precursor to the Brazilian 'Samba'?
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A
Semba
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B
Kuduro
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C
Highlife
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D
Mbalax
