Comprehensive Music and Dance Quiz: Test Your Knowledge with These Challenging Questions
PAPER II: MUSIC, DRAMA, AND DANCE
NECO BECE Cultural and Creative Arts
JSS 3 BECE 2024
Time Allowed: 1 hour
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Music
- Music performed during a celebration isA. educational.B. martial.C. occupational.
D. sacred.
E. social.
- Chordophones are instrumentsA. beatenB. blownC. plucked
D. shaken
E. stricken
- What western classification is the instrument below? 🎻A. BrassB. KeyboardC. Percussion
D. Strings
E. Woodwind
- The softness or loudness of sound isA. duration.B. intensity.C. pitch.
D. rhythm.
E. timbre.
- The recorder diagram below interprets 🎵A. A B C D EB. C D E E GC. G
- What name is the ledger line indicated by the semibreve note below? 🎶A. A B C D EB. 8.C. d
D. 10
E. B C D E G
- The F clef is the same as which clef?A. altoB. baritoneC. bass
D. tenor
E. treble
- Which major key has two flats as its signature?A. AB. BC. C
D. D
E. E
F. F
- The key signature on the staff below is major. 🎼A. CB. C#C. D
D. D#
E. E
- Which of the following time signatures is ‘cut-time’?A. 2/4B. 4/4C. 3/4
D. 2/2
E. 6/8
- ‘Staccato’ meansA. accent displacement.B. moderately loud.C. prolonged sound.
D. slow and steady.
E. short and detached.
- The expression ‘quick and lively’ isA. adagio.B. andante.C. allegro.
D. accelerando.
E. animato.
- Which of the notes below is wrongly stemmed?A. 🎵B. 🎶
C. م
D. d
E. 🎼
- Identify a minim rest among the following.A. 𝄺B. 🎵
C. 🎶
D. 7
E. I
- Complete the asterisked bar below with the appropriate rest sign.A. 🎵B. 7
C. 🎶
D. 7
E. 🎼
- How many bars will the monotone rhythm below have?תתתA. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 6
- The 3rd degree of a diatonic scale isA. dominant.B. mediant.
C. octave.
D. supertonic.
E. tonic.
- What major scale is constructed below?A. CB. D
C. E
D. F
E. G
- The interval below is a🎵 🎶A. 2nd.
B. 3rd.
C. 4th.
D. 5th.
E. 6th.
- How many notes does a triad have?A. 2B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
- The letter names of the chord below areA. C, E and G.B. D, F and A.
C. E, G and B.
D. F, A and C.
E. G, B and D.
- The chord progression for plagal cadence isA. I-V.B. ii-V.
C. iii-vi.
D. IV-I.
E. V-I.
- What will be the new key if a music piece in C major modulates to its fifth?A. BB. D
C. E
D. F
E. G
- The performance of a music piece in a key different from the original isA. instrumentation.B. modulation.
C. orchestration.
D. transcription.
E. transposition.
- The accidental which increases the pitch of a note by a tone isA. ♭B. ♯
C. 𝄪
D. ♮
- Identify the appropriate solfa notation for the melody below:A. d r m f s l t dB. d t l s f m r d
C. t l s f m r d t
D. m r d l t s f m
E. t n d r m f s l
- The musical era dated 1750-1820 isA. BaroqueB. Classical
C. Renaissance
D. Romantic
E. Twentieth century
- Who among the following composers is a violin virtuoso?A. F.J. HaydnB. G.F. Handel
C. J.S. Bach
D. R.A. Schumann
E. W.A. Mozart
- The popular Nigerian song “Pray for Me” is credited toA. DareyB. Davido
C. Olamide
- Who composed the Nigerian National Anthem?A. Benedict OdiaseB. Fela Sowande
C. Lazarus Ekwueme
D. Mamman Shatta
E. Taiwo Akinwunmi
Drama
- There are ________ broad divisions of stage.A. fiveB. four
C. three
D. two
- A heroine is aA. actressB. character
C. clown
- The origin of drama is traced to theA. EnglishB. Greeks
C. Portuguese
D. Spanish
- Wings in theatre serve asA. foyerB. acting area
C. dock for stage decor
D. box office
E. waiting room for actors
- A theatrical concept designed to bring meaningful change is _______ drama.A. creativeB. developmental
C. evolving
D. modern
E. therapeutic
- Which of the following is a classical playwright?A. AristophanesB. Athol Fugard
C. Henrik Ibsen
D. Niyi Ogundare
E. Wole Soyinka
- A writer of a dramatic piece is a(n)A. essayistB. narrator
C. novelist
D. playwright
E. poet
- The father of modern drama isA. EuripidesB. Henrik Ibsen
C. Sophocles
D. William Shakespeare
E. Wole Soyinka
- A mask is used to create aA. characterB. clown
C. masquerade
D. puppet
E. sentry
- Epilogue is technically referred to asA. anticlimaxB. climax
C. conflict
D. denouement
E. prologue
- An unscripted production is the work of aA. costumier
B. dramatist
C. play director
D. prompter
E. stage manager
- A female playing a male’s role is possibly throughA. blocking
B. casting
C. costume designing
D. makeup
E. prompting
- Pick the odd item from the following:A. Burlesque
B. Caricature
C. Farce
D. Manners
E. Parody
- When an actor falls, rises, looks around, and laughs, the scene is said to beA. comic
B. exciting
C. sad
D. tragic
E. tragi-comic
- Scripted and unscripted division is associated withA. novel
B. anthology
C. play
D. short play
E. short story
- A form of theatre that involves inanimate objects often resembling human and animal figures isA. caricature
B. cartoon
C. mascot
D. puppetry
E. silhouette
- Soliloquy is to oneself as aside is to theA. audience
B. chorus
C. director
D. other characters
E. prompter
- A group of actors is to a cast as a costumier and props men are toA. a board of directors
B. a crew
C. artistes
D. audience
E. stagehands
- Stage décor is the function of aA. costume designer
B. make-up artiste
C. production manager
D. set manager
E. stage manager
- The dramatic art of putting a person in character isA. audition
B. blocking
C. casting
D. prompting
E. rehearsal
Dance
- A choreographer must be knowledgeable in
A. blocking
B. designing
C. directing
D. performing
E. prompting
- Which of the following is not an element of dance?
A. Action
B. Content
C. Energy
D. Space
E. Time
- The art of designing dance is
A. autobiography
B. biography
C. choreography
D. cinematography
E. epigraphy
- A type of dance that does not conform with strict dance rules is
A. abstract
B. comic
C. dramatic
D. pure
E. study
- In dance, a multiplicity of movements are employed.
A. abstract
B. comic
C. dramatic
D. pure
E. study
- A dance instructor is a
A. choreographer
B. costumier
C. dramatist
D. playwright
E. prompter
- The principal physical feature involved in dance is the
A. arm
B. body
C. head
D. hip
E. leg
- Which type of dance uses exaggerated movements to evoke laughter?
A. Abstract
B. Comic
C. Dramatic
D. Pure
E. Study
- A popular dance associated with the Fulani tribe is the
A. atilogwu
B. bata
C. etighi
D. koroso
E. sharo
- A Benin dance to ward off evil is
A. ekombi
B. swange
C. takai
D. ugho
E. ukwata