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I. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the best answer. Write it before the number.
1. This refers to songs written by folks and are sung to accompany daily activities such as farming,
fishing, and putting the baby to sleep.
a. Folk dances c. Instrumental songs
b. Folk songs d. liturgy and devotional music
2. How are folk songs passed down to the family and to the other members of the community?
a. It is passed down orally c. it is sent through email
b. It is written on books d. none of the above
3. All are characteristics of folk songs EXCEPT;
a. Originally passed down orally c. sung in religious activities
b. Short and simple d. composers and lyricists are usually unknown
4. It refers to the fixed sets of ceremonies, words etc. that are used during public worship in a
religion.
a. Liturgy and devotional music c. folk music
b. Rock music d. secular music
5. The Pasyon is a retelling of the Passion of Christ. It is traditionally done during______________.
a. Flores de Mayo c. Christmas day
b. Lenten Season(Semana Santa) d. Easter Sunday
6. Salubong (Tagalog for “meeting”) is a traditional Filipino devotion that reenacts the encounter of
the risen Christ with his mother. This is being celebrated during__________________.
a. Lenten Season c. Easter Sunday
b. Fiestas d. Christmas day
7. Flores de Mayo (Spanish for "flowers of May") is a festival held in the Philippines in the month of
May. It is one of the devotions to the ______________________.
a. Blessed Virgen Mary c. Jesus Christ
b. Saint Rita of Cassia d. Saint Pedro Calungsod
8. It is a religious-historical event that dramatizes the finding of the Holy Cross by the Queen
Helena and her son, Constantine the Great. It is held throughout the Philippines during the
month of May.
a. Pasyon c. Santa Cruzan
b. Alay d. Salubong
9. It refers to any music that is NOT religious in nature.
a. Liturgy and devotional music c. instrumental music
b. Folk songs d. secular music
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Republic of the Philippines
Region VI, Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
MOSTRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mostro, Anilao, Iloilo
15. It is an ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. In the Philippines, they are
usually played in fiestas, religious and civic celebrations.
a. Brass band c. Pangkat Kawayan
b. Musikong Bungbong d. Bamboo Organ
16. The following are brasswind instruments EXCEPT;
a. Trombone c. clarinet
b. Trumpet d. bass drum
17. The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ is a unique 19th century musical instrument made almost entirely
of bamboo. It is considered as National Cultural Heritage. It is found in__________________.
a. Pampanga c. Las Piñas
b. Tarlac d. St. Joseph Church, Las Piñas City
18. A group of Filipino marching bands that use woodwind instruments that are made of bamboo.
The shape and sizes are similar to brass band instruments but have different sounds.
a. Brass band c. Pangkat Kawayan
b. Musikong Bungbong d. Bamboo Organ
19. Popularly known as the “The Singing Bamboos of the Philippines” is an orchestra that plays
music using non-traditional bamboo instruments. It is composed of young students who are
selected from Quezon City and Manila schools.
a. Brass band c. Pangkat Kawayan
b. Musikong Bungbong d. Bamboo Organ
20. Musical instruments are being classified according to how they produce sound and the materials
which they are made. The original system of classification is first introduced by______________.
a. Hornbostel and Sachs c. Joseph and Mary
b. Trombone and Trumpet d. Hornbustel and Zack
Instruction: Classify the following instruments according Hornbostel- Sachs Classification of Musical
Instruments. Choose your answer from the box. Write the LETTER and the WORD of your choice.
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Republic of the Philippines
Region VI, Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
MOSTRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mostro, Anilao, Iloilo
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Republic of the Philippines
Region VI, Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
MOSTRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mostro, Anilao, Iloilo
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Republic of the Philippines
Region VI, Western Visayas
Division of Iloilo
MOSTRO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mostro, Anilao, Iloilo
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