Question 11 (0.15 points) Which of the following statements IS NOT TRUE about th

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Question 11 (0.15 points)

Which of the following statements IS NOT TRUE about the Anlo-Ewe tribe?

Question 11 options:

Dance-drumming is a very important aspect of their culture.

They are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Angola

Everything among them has a spiritual meaning or is understood in a spiritual sense.

The Keta lagoon became central to the early evolution of the Anlo-Ewetraditional state.

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Question 12 (0.15 points)

The most important tool of the sub-Saharan dance-drumming idiom is the technique of _____________________.

Question 12 options:

melisma and yodel

call and response

cross rhythm

ostinato

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Question 13 (0.15 points)

A very simple musical instrument, which might be constructed by an African child is ___________________.

Question 13 options:

the kalimba.

the talking drum.

the bull-roarer.

the adenkum.

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Question 14 (0.15 points)

__________________ is the sharing of rhythmic or melodic lines between two or more players, one part resting while the other part performs a note or notes.

Question 14 options:

Hocketing

Polyphony

Homophony

Repetition

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Question 15 (0.15 points)

Anlo-Ewe dance-drumming repertoire evolved as an essential component of three key cultures: the religious culture, the military culture, and the social culture.

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Question 16 (0.15 points)

The kora, the ngoni and the balaphone are the three indispensable melody instruments of the Manding griot. All three instruments are found throughout the Mande world, but each has its region of dominance.

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Question 17 (0.15 points)

In West Africa, a griot was a person responsible for assigning farmlands to village families.

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Question 18 (0.15 points)

Among most traditional Ghanaian societies, death is an occasion not only to mourn loss but also to reflect on and celebrate the life of the deceased.

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Question 19 (0.15 points)

In many ways, Ghanaian music continues to function as a means of creating, defining, and maintaining social identifications.

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Question 20 (0.15 points)

African music is a communal art and almost everyone in the community participates in the making of music and dance in one form or another.

Question 20 options:

Dance-drumming is a very important aspect of their culture.

They are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Angola

Everything among them has a spiritual meaning or is understood in a spiritual sense.

The Keta lagoon became central to the early evolution of the Anlo-Ewetraditional state.

Explanation / Answer

Question 11)

The Anlo-Eve tribe are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Ghana and not Angola.

Hence the statement that they are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Angola is incorrect.

Question 12)

The most important tool of the sub-Saharan dance-drumming idiom is the technique of cross rhythm.

Cross Rhythm is a simultaneous use of contrasting rhythmic patterns within the same scheme of accents or meter in the process of developing a dance-drumming.

The Anlo-Eve tribe are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Ghana and not Angola.

Hence the statement that they are primarily located in the southwestern corner of Angola is incorrect.

Question 12)

The most important tool of the sub-Saharan dance-drumming idiom is the technique of cross rhythm.

Cross Rhythm is a simultaneous use of contrasting rhythmic patterns within the same scheme of accents or meter in the process of developing a dance-drumming.

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