Test Bank For Americas Musical Landscape 8th Edition Jean Ferris

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Test Bank For Americas Musical Landscape 8th Edition Jean Ferris

America’s Musical Landscape, 8e (Ferris)  Chapter 2   Early Folk Music

1) The term broadside is associated with the musical.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Broadside is connected to the term “ballad.”

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2) A field holler is typically sung by multiple voices.

Answer:  FALSE

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3) The field holler is melodically related to jazz.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  The “bent” pitches of the field holler are also evident in jazz.

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4) Call and response is used in numerous types of African American music.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Jazz, blues, and gospel, for example, all feature call and response.

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5) Most ballads are attributed to known composers.

Answer:  FALSE

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6) Folk music brought to the United States from other countries was frequently altered to reflect New World experiences.

Answer:  TRUE

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7) Ballad lyrics are rarely altered over time.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Exact lyrics change from performer to performer, while the idea of the story remains generally the same.

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8) Folk music in the United States was influenced by European sources only.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Africa is an important source of folk music in the United States.

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9) Africans were forcibly brought to America at about the time the Pilgrims arrived.

Answer:  TRUE

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10) The musical abilities of slaves were sometimes advertised as a desirable commodity.

Answer:  TRUE

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11) “Shenandoah” is most closely connected to which of the following?

A) political ballad.

B) sea chantey.

C) love song.

D) historical ballad.

Answer:  B

Explanation:  The rolling depiction of the American river is melodically similar to British sea songs.

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12) Which best describes a ballad?

A) an unaccompanied British song.

B) an informal dance.

C) a story told in song.

D) a song performed on plantations.

Answer:  C

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13) While much African music is rhythmically flexible, which of the following features a steady pace?

A) field holler.

B) work songs.

C) broadsides.

D) spirituals.

Answer:  B

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14) The banjo’s roots originate in which of the following areas?

A) Africa.

B) England.

C) Scotland.

D) Ireland.

Answer:  A

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15) Disasters, famous murders and other historical events are subjects frequently described in

A) broadsides.

B) field hollers.

C) work songs.

D) spirituals.

Answer:  A

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16) Which of the following is not part of the British folk tradition?

A) lullaby.

B) chanteys.

C) singing games.

D) field hollers.

Answer:  D

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17) Ballads are written in ________ form.

A) through-composed

B) strophic

C) vernacular

D) hymn

Answer:  B

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18) Which of the following is not characteristic of folk music?

A) origin is obscure.

B) difficult to perform.

C) simple and unpretentious.

D) enjoyed by sophisticated and inexperienced listeners.

Answer:  B

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19) Which one of the following is not a kind of folk song?

A) chantey.

B) lullaby.

C) ballad.

D) anthem.

Answer:  D

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20) A chantey is ________.

A) a nonsense song

B) a religious song

C) a song about adventures at sea

D) a lullaby

Answer:  C

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21) “Barbara Allen” is a

A) chantey.

B) ballad.

C) lullaby.

D) hymn.

Answer:  B

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22) Which of the following is true about field hollers?

A) they were composed and set to written notation.

B) they were improvised.

C) they were performed in unison by large groups of singers.

D) they were usually accompanied by the banjo.

Answer:  B

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23) Which of the following elements of African-American music can be traced most directly to Africa?

A) melody.

B) rhythm.

C) lyrics.

D) harmony.

Answer:  B

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24) Which of the following best describes the term “baile”?

A) Spanish folk dance.

B) missionary hymn.

C) Spanish work song.

D) Welsh ballad.

Answer:  A

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25) The “corrido” is a type of

A) square dance.

B) instrument.

C) ballad.

D) psalm book.

Answer:  C

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26) The “alabado” is a type of

A) Spanish folk dance.

B) Spanish hymn.

C) Welsh ballad.

D) work song.

Answer:  B

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27) “Alabados” are musically related to Roman Catholic chant in regard to

A) harmonic structure.

B) rhythmic flow.

C) expression of loneliness.

D) secular function.

Answer:  B

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28) Ballad singers are required to

A) memorize multiple song verses.

B) sing with intense emotion.

C) accompany themselves on a stringed instrument.

D) use movement to help express emotion.

Answer:  A