Question 1 (0.15 points) An instrument used in Native American Music is the ____

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Question 1 (0.15 points)

An instrument used in Native American Music is the ________ ________ ________.

Question 1 options:

old pipe organ

old Kumeyaay rattle

old gourd banjo

old time fiddle

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Question 2 (0.15 points)

The land and climate are important in shaping the music of

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Latin Americna cultures.

Asian cultures.

American Indian cultures.

European cultures.

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Question 3 (0.15 points)

The Cherokee were one of the five "Civilized Tribes" of the east who were removed in the 1830s. The other civilized tribes included the:

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Ojibwe, Navajo, Tonga and Yana

Pechanga, Pomo, Maidu and Chumash

Moozwaanowe, Nooke, Wawaazisii and Acjachemen

Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole

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Question 4 (0.15 points)

A traditional Cherokee society consists of a ___________________, meaning that an individual traces his or her clan membership through the mother.

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patrilineal clan system

matrilineal clan system

Navajo clan system

both a and c

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Question 5 (0.15 points)

______________ has routinely penetrated Native American spirituality in the last century. During the last few decades, New Age spirituality has continued the trend.

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Buddhism

Judaism

Christianity

Hinduism

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Question 6 (0.15 points)

A Cherokee named ___________ wrote a syllabary for the Cherokee language in 1821 so that the tribe would have the same opportunities for literacy as European Americans.

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Wilma Mankiller

Sequoyah

Ishi

Mark Macarro

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Question 7 (0.15 points)

____________have important and profound roles in the performance of music associated with ceremonial and spiritual life.

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Children

Men

Women

both a and b

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Question 8 (0.15 points)

Many American Indian women's _____________ songs are about life giving and renewal.

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Christian

Patriotic

Ceremonial

Spiritual

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Question 9 (0.15 points)

In the mid-nineteenth century, American Indian women learned to play _____________ instruments such as the fiddle, accordion, and guitar to participate in non-Native, often Christian music.

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Chinese

Latin

Brazilian

European

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Question 10 (0.15 points)

Historically, American Indian women in Plains tribes were prohibited from ___________________, and sometimes even from touching a drum.

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singing

powwow drumming

playing the trumpet

all of the above

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Question 11 (0.15 points)

Among some peoples, like the northern California Pomo and the Navajo, women serve as ________________ and conduct healing ceremonies.

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teachers

spiritual healers

farmers

caregivers

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Question 12 (0.15 points)

American Indian women have historically played a small role as _______________ in traditional music.

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singers

dancers

instrumentalists

healers

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Question 13 (0.15 points)

American Indian women sing and compose ____________________ in their tribe's language, helping to keep it alive.

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masses

hymns

gospel songs

all of the above

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Question 14 (0.15 points)

In contemporary music, American Indian women have made an extraordinary contribution to songwriting, not only composing new lyrics for traditional songs but composing new music and lyrics with contemporary relevance.

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Question 15 (0.15 points)

Songs inspired by wind, water, or animals often reflect cultural relationships with nature and sacred connections to the earth.

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Question 16 (0.15 points)

In American Indian Cultures, Zuni rain dances, Andean mountain music, and Inuit throat singing reflect unique aspects of the environment in which they are performed.

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Question 17 (0.15 points)

Although European origins may be discernable in some American Indian songs, it remains Indian music, played by and for American Indian people with distinctive styles and musical values.

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Question 18 (0.15 points)

American Indians today live within the larger American culture — a culture that can dominate not only Native American tribal cultures but cultures around the world.

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Question 19 (0.15 points)

Some foreign musical genres like Christian hymns were imposed on American Indians, but certain traits (vocal styles) and whole genres (fiddle dance music) were adopted willingly.

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Question 20 (0.15 points)

Nationally, American Indians are less likely to be employed in management or professional positions compared to the population as a whole.

Question 20 options:

old pipe organ

old Kumeyaay rattle

old gourd banjo

old time fiddle

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