Dance 102 - Middle Eastern Dance History » Fall 2019 » Quiz 3. Pre-history of Raqs Sharqi

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Question #1
What is Raqs Sharqi?
A.   A professional performance of a combination of the social and folkloric dances of Egypt
B.   A dance usually performed in rural areas
C.   The social dance of Egypt
D.   A dance performed by a group of women in the harem
Question #2
Raqs Sharqi, as we know it today, ________________________________.
A.   Has existed unchanged since Ancient Egypt
B.   Is a 20th century phenomenon
C.   Is a 19th century phenomenon
D.   Was introduced into Egypt during the Ottoman Empire
Question #3
Which of the following were true of the 19th century Ghawazi? (1 or more answers)
A.   They were public dancers
B.   They did not dance for men
C.   Highly educated
D.   They went out unveiled
E.   Both They went out unveiled and They were public dancers
Question #4
The Roma people…
A.   Both Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”, and Originally came from Northern India
B.   Originally came from Egypt 
C.   Originally came from Northern India
D.   Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”
E.   Originally came from Turkey
Question #5
Which of the following were true of the high class Awalem according to the earliestaccounts we have of them (the beginning of the 1800s)? (1 or more)
A.   Highly educated
B.   They went out unveiled
C.   BothThey did not dance for men, and Highly educated
D.   They did not dance for men
E.   They were public dancers
Question #6
In the 19th century (1800’s) which of the following were possible places to see dance? (1 or more)
A.   Both Streets in front of coffee houses, and In the Harem
B.   Streets in front of coffee houses
C.   Movies
D.   Nightclubs
E.   In the Harem
Question #7
In the early decades of the 1800’s resentment over public dancers began to grow leading to the banishment of the ghawazi in 1834.  Why were people, especially the religious leaders, resentful?
A.   Dancers were all very wealthy
B.   They envied the glamorous life of the public dancers
C.   Dancers were becoming the most well known symbol of Egypt
D.   Dancers would not marry Muslim men
Question #8
Who banned the Ghawazi from Cairo in 1834?
A.   Mohammed Ali
B.   Khedeve Ismael
C.   Gamal Abdel Nasser
D.   Mahmoud Reda

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