Test Bank For Americas Musical Landscape 8th Edition Jean Ferris

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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