Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives

Chapter 12: Ceremony and Celebration

Self Check Quiz

1
Which of these is NOT a national anthem?
A)"O Canada"
B)"La Marseillaise"
C)"Marcha Real"
D)"Stars and Stripes Forever"
2
Which of these is the national anthem of the United States?
A)"America the Beautiful"
B)"Stars and Stripes Forever"
C)"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
D)"Star-Spangled Banner"
3
"God Save the Queen" is played whenever the Queen or King appears at public events. Its function is similar to
A)"Hail to the Chief."
B)"My Country, 'Tis of Thee."
C)"Star-Spangled Banner."
D)"Pomp and Circumstance."
4
Which song is typically played at graduation ceremonies in the United States?
A)"Hail to the Chief"
B)"Crown Imperial March"
C)"Pomp and Circumstance"
D)"This Land Is My Land"
5
Which of the following is a popular birthday song in Mexico?
A)"Good Morning to You"
B)"Las Mananitas"
C)"Marcha Real"
D)"Today Is Your Birthday"
6
Which of the following are found in concert and marching bands but rarely in orchestras?
A)guitars
B)saxophones
C)flutes
D)trombones
7
Who is considered the March King ?
A)John Philip Sousa
B)Francis Scott Key
C)Pyotr Tchaikovsky
D)William Walton
8
Which piece of music, frequently played on the Fourth of July, is written by a Russian composer?
A)"1812 Overture"
B)"America the Beautiful"
C)"Stars and Stripes Forever"
D)"Star-Spangled Banner"
9
For which Japanese festival do people return to their ancestral village?
A)Bon Odori
B)Obon
C)Carnival
D)Lakalaka
10
A musical texture that occurs when melodic variants of the same tune are performed simultaneously is called
A)shakuhachi.
B)el periodico.
C)heterophony.
D)compound meter.
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