Chicana Studies.
T/F & Multiple Choice (T=A, F=B)
1. Mesoamerica consists of all of present-day Mexico. (T/F)
2. The huehuetl and the teponaztli are two Pre-Cuauhtemoc period instruments. (T/F)
3.The son mexicano was, in fact, imported from Spain. (T/F)
4. Golpes, redobles and apagones are types of________________.
(a) bass runs (b) vocal techniques (c) rhythmic techniques
5. ______________refers to the shifting of rhythmic accents.
(a) Improvisation (b) Zapateado (c) Syncopation (d) a&b
6. Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí and____________are part of La Huasteca.
(a) Mexico City (b) northern Veracruz (c) Jalisco
7. The huapanguera and________________are two huasteco rhythm instruments.
(a) jarana huasteca (b) requinto (c) violin (d) harp
8. The _______________is the most important rhythmic technique of the son huasteco.
(a) redoble (b) rasgueo (c) falsete (d) apagón
9. The falsete is the huasteco style of singing(T/F).
10. he term,____________,is synonymous with son huasteco.
(a) apagón (b) huapango (c) huapanguera (d) jarocho
11. The taconeo and guachapeado are the same thing. (T/F)
12. Rolando Hernández is a huasteco violinist. (T/F)
13. The son jarocho is native to__________________.
(a) Jalisco (b) Querétaro (c) Hidalgo (d) southern Veracruz
14. The_______________ is the most fundamental jarocho instrument.
(a) harp (b) requinto (c) guitar (d) jarana jarocha
15. Andrés Huesca founded the group known as __________________.
(a) Trió Chicontepec (b) Conjunto Medellín (c) Los Costeños
16. Lino Chávez is considered to be a master jarocho harpist. (T/F)
17. Mario_____________is a legendary jarocho dancer.
(a) Barradas (b) Cabrera (c) Chávez
18. The copla and the décima are one in the same. (T/F)
19. Jalisco is exclusively the birthplace of the son de mariachi and mariachi group. (T/F)
20. Silvestre Vargas was a leading figure of the urban mariachi movement. (T/F)
21. The guitarrón and_______________ are the two most important mariachi instruments.
(a) guitar (b) violin (c) trumpet (d) vihuela
22. The trumpet has always been a part of the mariachi ensemble. (T/F)
23. The golpe and the____________ are the most characteristic rhythmic features of the son de mariachi.
(a) apagón (b) rasgueo (c) redoble (d) floreo
24.Rural mariachi ensembles have typically made use of the trumpet.(T/F)
25. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and_______________________are two leading mariachi ensembles.
(a) Los Costeños (b) Mariachi Los Camperos (c) Trío Chicontepec
