Test: Multiple Choice. Read the questions carefully before you answer.
1. How is Korean music described?
A. It is gentle and lyrical
B. It is slow in tempo and is very
peaceful
C. It is meditative and highly ritualized
D. It is slow and
melancholy
2. Which of the following is one of Korea's most popular instruments?
A. haegum
B. erhu
C. koto
D. shamisen
3. What meter is used in the Japanese song "Arirang"?
A. Quadruple
B. Triple
C. Duple
D. Compound
4. Which of the following does not belong in the group?
A. tsuzumi
B. odaiko
C. taiko
D. changgo
5. Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the
lower class?
A. tang-ak
B. chong-ak
C. sog-ak
D. a-ak
6. How is the "Arirang' song classified?
A. welcome song
B. love song
C. song for spring
D. parting
song
7. What melody is used in the folk song "Arirang"?
A. melodic
B. pentatonic
C. diatonic
D. harmonic
8. Which Korean instrument is the counterpart of the zheng?
A. koto
B. changgo
C. shamisen
D. kayagum
9. Which is the most widely used drum used in the traditional music of
Korea"?
A. shinobue
B. hichiriki
C. changgo
D. taiko
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
laces.
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.​