Arts Toolkit: Music Handout

Multiple-Choice Questions

Comparing Native American and American Folk Music

1. BOTH Native American music and American folk music
   1. are sung in English.
   2. rely heavily on the use of drums.
   3. serve some purpose to their people.
   4. tell silly stories.


2. An instrument used in Native American music is the
   1. mountain dulcimer.
   2. drum made of deerskin and fallen trees.
   3. gourd banjo.
   4. old-time fiddle.


3. Folk music is
   1. music of the common people.
   2. music sung to perform the grass dance.
   3. music composed by Baroque composers, such as Bach.
   4. music sung in English.

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