MUS 337 Final Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
Adaptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to
rebellion - Correct answer-Mayapax
"Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents Mexico's: - Correct answer-desire to
emulate fashionable European-style music.
ability to create music on par with other parts of the world.
stratification of social and economic classes.
One of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utlized idigenous Mayan rituals and
music in their fight against the Yucatecos was: - Correct answer-to symbolize who
they were and create a sense of identity different from the people who were of
European descent.
"Aires Fandango" is an example of Mayapax music. - Correct answer-T
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,"Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of
nationhood. - Correct answer-T
Ballads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution -
Correct answer-Corridos
Guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños -
Correct answer-Bajo sexto
Contemporary topics of corridos include: - Correct answer-U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
Los Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to
"cover their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in
songwriting throughout time and history. - Correct answer-T
To be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper.
- Correct answer-T
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, Soundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros,
such as the singing cowboy, and promoted musical forms like the: - Correct
answer-Canción ranchera
Mexican bolero
Corrido
In the 1930s, radio personality ____________________, composed many romantic
songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners,
especially housewives, in their homes. - Correct answer-Agustin Lara
Singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic
rancher. - Correct answer-Jorge Negrete
The 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico. - Correct
answer-Bolero
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Answers
Adaptation of European violin and dance music, that helped rally Mayas to
rebellion - Correct answer-Mayapax
"Últimas Variaciones para Piano" represents Mexico's: - Correct answer-desire to
emulate fashionable European-style music.
ability to create music on par with other parts of the world.
stratification of social and economic classes.
One of the primary reasons the Cruzoobs utlized idigenous Mayan rituals and
music in their fight against the Yucatecos was: - Correct answer-to symbolize who
they were and create a sense of identity different from the people who were of
European descent.
"Aires Fandango" is an example of Mayapax music. - Correct answer-T
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,"Himno Nacional" is important as a symbol in Mexico's construction of
nationhood. - Correct answer-T
Ballads narrating stories that became popular during the Mexican Revolution -
Correct answer-Corridos
Guitar-like instrument with six double courses associated with conjuntos norteños -
Correct answer-Bajo sexto
Contemporary topics of corridos include: - Correct answer-U.S. immigration
Mexican work ethic
Drug trafficking
Los Tigres del Norte use doble sentido (double meaning) in their lyrics in order to
"cover their tracks" when talking about sensitive information, a common tactic in
songwriting throughout time and history. - Correct answer-T
To be successful, corridos should tell a true story, almost like a musical newspaper.
- Correct answer-T
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, Soundtracks of golden-era films in Mexico helped create iconic cultural heros,
such as the singing cowboy, and promoted musical forms like the: - Correct
answer-Canción ranchera
Mexican bolero
Corrido
In the 1930s, radio personality ____________________, composed many romantic
songs of international fame, and captured the hearts of Mexican listeners,
especially housewives, in their homes. - Correct answer-Agustin Lara
Singer-actor who became the idealized representative of the handsome, heroic
rancher. - Correct answer-Jorge Negrete
The 19th-century Cuban dance form that later developed in Mexico. - Correct
answer-Bolero
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