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MICHAELBAKAN
WORLD MUSIC: TRADITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS

QUIZ QUESTIONS ANSWER KEY

Chapter Twelve
1. The modal system of Arab music is called
b. maqam
2. A specific maqam
d. all of the above
3. Because of the use of quarter tones, Arab musicians may potentially draw from a palette of __
pitches per octave in their music.
d. 24
4. The unaccompanied solo improvisation on theud heard during the opening portion of Ahmed
Mukhtars Iraqi Caf is called a
b. taqsim
5. Egyptian nationalism in the 19th century placed a high value on
b. pan-Arabism
6. The principal domain of womens dance in the Arab world is
d. domestic gatherings
7. The termghawazi refers to
d. an instrument of the Iraqi takht ensemble
8. Thezaar spirit possession ritual
d. B and C, but not A
9. The large frame drum played by the woman who leads the ceremony during a zaar ritual is called
the
b. du
10. Belly dance and raqs sharqi resemble zaar rituals because of similar
d. A and B, but not C

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11. Composer Sayyid Darwish was known for developing a musical style that
c. became closely identified with Egyptian nationalism
12. During the 1920s,
b. Egyptian film was strongly influenced by Hollywood cinema
13. The first Egyptian dancer to dance with a veil was reportedly
c. Samia Gamal
14. The idea that the melodious use of the voice in contexts of Islamic religious worship can be
identified as musical is
c. oensive to many Muslims
15. A firqa ensemble typically features
a. instruments of the takht ensemble
b. Western orchestral string instruments
c. Arab percussion instruments
d. all of the above
16. The most popular instrument in Egyptian traditional music, the _______, is a plucked
chordophone that is also the lead instrument of thetakht ensemble.
c. ud
17. The famous Egyptian composer Muhammad Abd al-Wahhab was known for
d. all of the above
18. Following the bloodless revolution of 1952,
c. nightclubs and places of Western entertainment were shut down
19. Farida Fahmy was a dancer
b. from an elite background who appeared as a peasant on stage
20. Derived from the term peasant, _________ is a staple rhythm of raqs sharqi and belly dance.
a. fallahi
21. The popular folk dance rhythm Saaidi
a. is traditionally associated with the martial art form called tahtib
22. Which of the following is NOT a rhythm used in dance?
c. maqam
23. In aTabla Solo dance,
c. the music features only percussion instruments and sometimes only a solo tabla player
24. The rhythmic basis of the arrangement of La Cucaracha included on your CD set is the Egyptian
rhythm called
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d. malfuf
25. In Emad Sayyahs Hou Hou Hou, traditional Middle Eastern dance rhythms
a. are combined with rock, jazz, funk, and Latin-tinged rhythmic grooves

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