Test Bank for What in the World is Music, 2e by

Test Bank for What in the World is Music, 2e by Alison Arnold, Jonathan Kramer (All Chapters)

Lesson 1 Quiz Bank

• Despite the different types of music found throughout the world, the concept of “music” is

universal.(A) t (B) F

• The physics of sound and the physiology of hearing are generally well understood, but the

psychology of musical perception and experience remain mysterious.(A) T (B) f

• The shape, material, and proportions of a musical instrument determine its timbre.

(A) T (B) f

• The boundary between “music” and “music-like” is clear, and is determined by the quality

of the sound itself.(A) t (B) F

• The sound of a cowbell resonating in the Alps serves a utilitarian function, and therefore is

not music by our working definition.(A) t (B) F

• Experiencing the sound of the HVAC system in a concert hall during a performance of

John Cage’s 4’33” can be considered part of the audience’s “musicking.” (A) T (B) f

• The “songs” of birds and whales are music by our working definition.

(A) t (B) F

• When applying the “contextual approach” to musical understanding, one would consider

the question, “Under what circumstances do people sing or play musical instruments or listen to the radio?” (A) T (B) f

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• All humans are born with an innate musical competence, and therefore culture has little

effect on the ways in which one experiences music.(A) t (B) F

10 Shape note notation was developed to facilitate hymn singing in rural America.(A) T (B) f

11 The gjama ritual of Albania, as shown in Video 1-3, is performed during weddings.(A) t (B) F

12 In ancient India, which of the following was not included in sangita, the equivalent term for music?(A) Melody.(B) Religion.(C) Dance.(D) Rhythm.

13 Timbre or tone color is related to the _______:

(A) age and acuity of the listener.(B) prevalence of overtones.(C) context of a musical sound.(D) frequency of vibrations as measured in cycles per second (cps).

14 John Cage’s 4’33” can be considered music because _______:

(A) A performance takes place in a concert setting.(B) There is no difference between noise and music.(C) John Cage is a famous composer.(D) John Cage intends a performance of 4’33” to be heard as music.

15 The Albanian funeral song is music, unlike the hubbub of an athletic stadium crowd that is

not music by our definition, because _______:

(A) only females participate.(B) the occasion is religious and somber.(C) the sounds are organized and serve a musical purpose.(D) ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp identified it as such.

16 A fire alarm is not music even though it has human organization and intention because

_______:

(A) it has pitch but no rhythm.

(B) it is a substitute speech act: “Fire, get out of the building!”

(C) it is loud and shrill.(D) you can’t dance to it.

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17 Ethnomusicology is the study of _______:

(A) human music making in its cultural context.(B) great composers of the past and their works.(C) the psychological impact of music on listeners.(D) ethnic music.

18 From the analytical perspective on musical understanding, one asks the question,

_______:

(A) Under what circumstances do people sing or play musical instruments?(B) How do we understand music in terms of rhythm, melody, harmony, etc.?(C) Where does a given musical example come from?(D) What do song lyrics mean if sung in a language one doesn’t understand?

19 Christopher Small’s concept of “musicking” means _______:

(A) participating in a musical event as a performer.(B) singing along with the radio.(C) making a living as a musician.(D) engaging in any form of musical activity as performer or audience member.

20 The sounds of nature are _______:

(A) “music-like” but not music by our definition.(B) music because they often have rhythmic regularity.(C) music because crickets, birds, and whales “sing.” (D) music because they are not made by humans.

21 For sound to be present, four conditions are required: energy, environment, receiver, and

_______:

(A) instrument.(B) vacuum.(C) object.(D) voice.

22 The tradition of Japanese epic narration demonstrated by Dr. Sylvain Guignard in Video 1-5

uses two forms of notation because_______:

(A) it takes two people to perform this tradition.(B) one is for performance and the other only for practice and memorization.(C) one is a braille-like notation because historically narrators were blind.(D) one is for the voice and the other for the biwa lute. 3 / 4

Lesson 2 Quiz Bank

• Using the vocal folds in the larynx, humans produce the sounds for both speech and song.

(A) T (B) f

• Since most humans have the capacity for singing, the size and shape of the human body

has little effect on the timbre of the vocal sound produced. These differences are entirely cultural.(A) t (B) F

• Culturally-determined norms of vocal timbre are a result of heredity and conditioning.

(A) T (B) f

• The term “enculturation” refers to biological differences between people as it affects the

human voice.(A) t (B) F

• The Inuit genre katajjaq is primarily a game.

(A) T (B) f

• Uniquely in all the world, Burundian cattle whisper to each other. This rare ability is called

inanga.(A) t (B) F

• Estonian song festivals began as a celebration of Estonia’s liberation from the Soviet

Union.(A) t (B) F

• Central Asia is the birthplace of several forms of throat singing.

(A) T (B) f

• Both American scat singing and Irish lilting use non-lexical vocables.

(A) T (B) f

10 Of the “Four Voices of Renown” in Lesson 2, three are associated with “Afropop.” (A) t (B) F

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