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

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