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.   The social dance of Egypt
B.   A dance usually performed in rural areas
C.   A dance performed by a group of women in the harem
D.   A professional performance of a combination of the social and folkloric dances of Egypt
Question #2
Raqs Sharqi, as we know it today, ________________________________.
A.   Is a 19th century phenomenon
B.   Is a 20th century phenomenon
C.   Has existed unchanged since Ancient Egypt
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 went out unveiled
B.   They did not dance for men
C.   They were public dancers
D.   Highly educated
E.   Both They went out unveiled and They were public dancers
Question #4
The Roma people…
A.   Originally came from Turkey
B.   Originally came from Egypt 
C.   Originally came from Northern India
D.   Both Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”, and Originally came from Northern India
E.   Are popularly known by the name “Gypsies”
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.   They did not dance for men
B.   They went out unveiled
C.   They were public dancers
D.   BothThey did not dance for men, and Highly educated
E.   Highly educated
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.   Nightclubs
C.   Movies
D.   Streets in front of coffee houses
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.   Dancers were becoming the most well known symbol of Egypt
C.   Dancers would not marry Muslim men
D.   They envied the glamorous life of the public dancers
Question #8
Who banned the Ghawazi from Cairo in 1834?
A.   Mahmoud Reda
B.   Mohammed Ali
C.   Khedeve Ismael
D.   Gamal Abdel Nasser

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