1. East Asian Music
An Interactive Quiz

2. Instructions Complete the question index.
Choose a number from the Question Index.
Choose the correct answer by clicking the letters.
Repeat the question if your answer is wrong, proceed to the next question if your answer is correct.

3. Question Index 4 5 1 2 3 6 7 9 10 8 15 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20

4. 1 How is Chinese music described? a. It is gentle and lyrical
b. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.
c. Influences the harmony of universe.
d. It is slow and melancholy.

5. 2 c. koto a. haegum b. erhu d. shamisen
Which of the following is one of China’s most popular instruments?
a. haegum
b. erhu
c. koto
d. shamisen

6. 3 What meter is used in the Japanese song “Sakura”? a. Quadruple
b. Triple
c. Duple
d. Compound

7. 4 Which of the following does not belong in the group? a. tsuzumi
b. odaiko
c. taiko
d. changgo

8. 5
Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the lower class?
a. tang-ak
b. chong-ak
c. sog-ak
d. a-ak

9. 6 How is the “Arirang” song classified? b. Love song
a. Welcome song
b. Love song
c. Song for spring
d. Farewell song

10. 7 What melody is used in the folk song “Mo Li Hua”? a. melodic
b. pentatonic
c. diatonic
d. harmonic

11. 8 a. koto b. geomungo c. shamisen d. zheng
Which Japanese instrument is the counterpart of the kayageum?
a. koto
b. geomungo
c. shamisen
d. zheng

12. Which Japanese instrument is called the “dragon flute”?9
Which Japanese instrument is called the “dragon flute”?
a. shimobue
b. hichiriki
c. ryuleki
d. shakuhachi

13. 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 isles.
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.

14. It is a korean folk song used as a symbol of Korea and Korean culture.11
It is a korean folk song used as a symbol of Korea and Korean culture.
a. Arirang
b. Changgo
c. Chong-ak
d. Gasaku

15. It refers to the overall structure or plan of piece of music.12
It refers to the overall structure or plan of piece of music.
a. Ensembles
b. Heterophony
c. Form
d. Idiophone

16. It is a two stringed plucked instrument made of bamboo.13
It is a two stringed plucked instrument made of bamboo.
a. Kabuki
b. Clarion
c. Bawi
d. Haegum

17. 14 What is the folk song of Japan? a. Nokan b. Min’yo c. Arirang
d. Pansori

18. 15 It is a large hanging barrel drum. b. Tsuridaiko c. Taiko
a. Tsuzumi
b. Tsuridaiko
c. Taiko
d. Shinobue

19. It is a musical texture that consists of a single melodic line.16
It is a musical texture that consists of a single melodic line.
a. Monophony
b. Homophony
c. Heterophony
d. Pentatonic Scale

20. It is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave.17
It is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave.
a. Pentatonic
b. Diatonic
c. Timbre
d. Harmony

21. 18
It is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers.
a. Pansori
b. Odaiko
c. Piri
d. Nokan

22. 19
It is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossom.
a. Arirang
b. Pansori
c. Sakura
d. Taiko

23. It is Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound.20
It is Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound.
a. Tsuridaiko
b. Tsuzumi
c. Odaiko
d. Shinobue

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