Dance 102 - Middle Eastern Dance History » Fall 2020 » Test 2

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Question #1
To which of the three patterns of living did the ancestors of the Ait Khabbash belong?
A.   urban
B.   rural
C.   Nomads
Question #2
How do women express their role in society in the performance of Ahidous? (Check all that apply.)
A.   Women can only dance after they have had children
B.   Women wear the Amazigh clothing
C.   Women begin the dance
Question #3
Who are the indigenous (native) peoples of North Africa/Bilaad al Maghrib?
A.   Arabs
B.   Bedouin
C.   Amazigh
D.   Egyptians
Question #4
Why do Ait Khabbash women wear veils while playing Ahidous? (Check all that apply)
A.   The embroidery on them links them to fertility and their roles as women.
B.   It makes them look wealthy
C.   It is the traditional style of clothing for all women of the entirecountry
D.   Their veils show that they are Ait Khabbash
Question #5
Which of the following situations might call for the dancing of Dabkeh?
A.   All these answers are correct
B.   During a protest or nationalist event
C.   In informal situations for fun and entertainment
D.   Celebration of a wedding
Question #6
What is the role of saff in Dabkeh?
A.   To be the “performance” aspect of the dabkeh
B.   To keep the coherence (“togetherness”) of the group
C.   To do a short solo performance
D.   To lead the line of dancers
Question #7
Altered States of Consciousness can only be attained by cultures who live in small close knit communities.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
ASC’s are often used…
A.   in spiritual/religious ritual
B.   for healing purposes
C.   to benefit society in some way
D.   to open up new perspectives
E.   all of the above
Question #9
What is the goal of the Gnawa Lila?
A.   To force a spirit to leave a person’s body
B.   To escape from Witch Mountain
C.   To heal oneself of sickness or bad luck
D.   To remember the Gnawa 
Question #10
In Dabkeh, the ______________________ is the name of the leader at the front of the line.
A.   Dab
B.   Voudun
C.   Lawwih
D.   Gnawa Lila
Question #11
How do we know where the Gnawa originally came from?
A.   DNA evidence
B.   Many of the songs and spirit’s names are in Bambara
C.   The group’s history was told from generation to generation
D.   The  same exact rituals can be found in their country of origin.
Question #12
What 2 traditions combined to create the Gnawa Lila? (choose 2),,
A.   Animist spirituality from Mauritania
B.   Animist spirituality from Mali
C.   Muslim religion from Morocco
D.   Voudun from Haiti
E.   Muslim tradition from Sub-Saharan Africa
Question #13
Name 2 countries where Dabkeh is practiced.
A.   Iran, Israel
B.   Lebanon, Jordan
C.   Iran, Turkey
D.   Morroco,Israel
Question #14
Name the country where the Ahidous we studied is performed.
A.   Syria
B.   Lebanon
C.   Morroco
D.   Jordan

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