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1	In Reggae what religion influences the music?
		Rastafarianism
		Christianity
		Hinduism

2	Name 1 artist who performs Reggae
		Dwain Eddy
		Bob Marley
		Elton John

3	In Reggae music what rhythms are used?
		On the beat
		Syncopated
		Strict

4	Where did Reggae come from?
		Jamaica
		Trinidad
		Ghana

5	Which contains instruments used in Reggae?
		Clarinet, oboe and saxophone
		Violin, cello and harp
		Bass guitar and drums

6	Where does Calypso come from?
		Jamaica
		Trinidad & Tobago
		Austria

7	Who are the Griots?
		People who scoop out the inside of vegetables to make musical instruments
		The best Calypso band in Jamaica
		Professional musicians who make up songs to speed news and gossip

8	What instruments usually accompany calypso songs?
		Steel pans and bass guitar
		Trumpet and sitar
		Saxophone and pipa

9	Why are steel pans one of the most common accompaniments of Calypso music?
		Sound quality - they produce the best quality sound
		Cost - oil drums are recycled into steel pans
		Portability - steel pans can easily be moved around

10	Which is a traditional Caribbean song?
		Yellow Submarine
		Charley Marley
		Bluegrass

11	Another name for the Caribbean.
		East Indies
		West Indies
		North Indies
		South-West Indies

12	What language do they speak in the Caribbean?
		French
		German
		English
		Spanish

13	What language do they speak in Jamaica?
		English
		French
		Spanish

14	What language do they speak in Cuba?
		English
		French
		Spanish

15	Name two styles used in Caribbean music
		Ska and Reggae
		Reggae and Tala
		Raga and Reggae

16	What is a Riff?
		Short melodic repeated pattern
		Long rhythmic repeated pattern
		Short melodic single pattern
		Long melodic repeated randomness

17	What does syncopation mean?
		On-beat rhythm
		Off-beat rhythm
		Just off-beat rhythm
		No rhythm

18	What is a chord?
		A term for heavy Caribbean rain
		A type of fashionable trouser
		Two or more notes played simultaneously

19	What notes would there be in a D major chord?
		All but D
		C, D and E sharp
		D, F sharp and A

20	What are the 3 primary chords?
		III, IV, VI
		I, II, III
		I, IV and V

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