Nigerian Traditional Music and Other Arts
Music · 50 practice questions
Festivals (e.g. Osun, Ifa, Ogun, Ekpo, Ofala, Iri-ji/New Yam Festival, Ovia Osese, Mmanwu/Masquerade, Ila-Oso, Argungu Fishing, Eyo/Adamu-Orisa, Gelede); dances and other arts - social, ritual and ceremonial (e.g. Masquerade, Koroso, Atilogwu, Ikperikpe war dance, Egedeege, Kwaghir, Agbon, Nkwa Umuagbogho, Bata, Bori, Swange, Dundun, Kokoma, Abigbo, Okonko).
- Analyse the features and forms of Nigerian traditional music and the arts.
- Differentiate between the various types of festivals and dances.
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- Practice question 1
The Ofala festival, a Nigerian traditional festival, specifically is associated mainly with the
- A.Yoruba Ifa divination system, a system instead associated with the Ifa festival
- B.Onitsha (Igbo) monarchy
- C.Lagos masquerade tradition, a tradition instead associated with the Eyo festival
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to being associated with the Onitsha (Igbo) monarchy
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B. Onitsha (Igbo) monarchy
The Ofala festival, a Nigerian traditional festival, specifically is associated mainly with the Onitsha (Igbo) monarchy.
- Practice question 2
The Ovia Osese festival, a Nigerian traditional festival, specifically is studied mainly in relation to its
- A.cultural and ceremonial significance within its community
- B.role exclusively as a form of modern, commercial popular entertainment
- C.role exclusively as a style of Western classical orchestral performance
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to being studied for its cultural and ceremonial significance
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A. cultural and ceremonial significance within its community
The Ovia Osese festival, a Nigerian traditional festival, specifically is studied mainly in relation to its cultural and ceremonial significance.
- Practice question 3
The Argungu Fishing Festival, as a Nigerian traditional festival studied within this topic, specifically is well known mainly for combining
- A.a purely silent, strictly non-musical competition with no cultural display at all
- B.a strictly indoor, formal concert setting unrelated to any fishing activity
- C.a factor entirely unrelated to combining a fishing competition with music and culture
- D.a traditional fishing competition with music and cultural display
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D. a traditional fishing competition with music and cultural display
The Argungu Fishing Festival, studied within this topic, specifically is well known mainly for combining fishing with music and culture.
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