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 dance usually performed in rural areas
B.   The social dance of Egypt
C.   A professional performance of a combination of the social and folkloric dances 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.   Was introduced into Egypt during the Ottoman Empire
D.   Is a 19th century phenomenon
Question #3
Which of the following were true of the 19th century Ghawazi? (1 or more answers)
A.   They went out unveiled
B.   They were public dancers
C.   Highly educated
D.   They did not dance for men
E.   Both They went out unveiled and They were public dancers
Question #4
The Roma people…
A.   Originally came from Northern India
B.   Originally came from Egypt 
C.   Originally came from Turkey
D.   Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”
E.   Both Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”, and Originally came from Northern India
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.   BothThey did not dance for men, and Highly educated
B.   Highly educated
C.   They were public dancers
D.   They did not dance for men
E.   They went out unveiled
Question #6
In the 19th century (1800’s) which of the following were possible places to see dance? (1 or more)
A.   In the Harem
B.   Movies
C.   Both Streets in front of coffee houses, and In the Harem
D.   Streets in front of coffee houses
E.   Nightclubs
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.   They envied the glamorous life of the public dancers
B.   Dancers would not marry Muslim men
C.   Dancers were becoming the most well known symbol of Egypt
D.   Dancers were all very wealthy
Question #8
Who banned the Ghawazi from Cairo in 1834?
A.   Gamal Abdel Nasser
B.   Khedeve Ismael
C.   Mohammed Ali
D.   Mahmoud Reda

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