Dance Exam questions and answers
Istanbul is the only city in the world located between two... ✅✅Continents
Istanbul was the capital of many empires. For which one of the following empires was Istanbul not a
capital? ✅✅Mesopotamia
In the film Magical City Istanbul, Gianfranco Genie is presenting two concepts of Istanbul that are
brought together. Which of the following is the correct answer? ✅✅Ottoman tradition and
Turkish tradition.
One of the most prominent scholars on Turkish drama and dance, Metin And, has listed five cultural
trends in Turkish dances over the 900 years of its history. These do not include the influence of
Western civilizations. ✅✅False
Which of the following is the one of the context in which the dances of Istanbul are explored in this
course? ✅✅Dances of spiritualism.
From Al Ghazali's Alchemy of Happiness... Fill in the blank.
"Therefore if a man has in his heart that _______________ to God which the Law enjoins, it is
perfectly lawful, nay, laudable in him to take part in exercises which promote it." ✅✅Love
Which of the following answers represent the concept nafs most accurately? ✅✅The animal side
of the human being.
What is the meaning of the hand positions of the Whirling Dervish? ✅✅We receive from Allah
(right hand open to sky/heaven) and give to people (left hand turned to earth).
What is the name of the space for Sema? ✅✅Semahane
Which one of the followings is an instrument used in the Sema ceremony orchestra? ✅✅Ney
Istanbul is the only city in the world located between two... ✅✅Continents
Istanbul was the capital of many empires. For which one of the following empires was Istanbul not a
capital? ✅✅Mesopotamia
In the film Magical City Istanbul, Gianfranco Genie is presenting two concepts of Istanbul that are
brought together. Which of the following is the correct answer? ✅✅Ottoman tradition and
Turkish tradition.
One of the most prominent scholars on Turkish drama and dance, Metin And, has listed five cultural
trends in Turkish dances over the 900 years of its history. These do not include the influence of
Western civilizations. ✅✅False
Which of the following is the one of the context in which the dances of Istanbul are explored in this
course? ✅✅Dances of spiritualism.
From Al Ghazali's Alchemy of Happiness... Fill in the blank.
"Therefore if a man has in his heart that _______________ to God which the Law enjoins, it is
perfectly lawful, nay, laudable in him to take part in exercises which promote it." ✅✅Love
Which of the following answers represent the concept nafs most accurately? ✅✅The animal side
of the human being.
What is the meaning of the hand positions of the Whirling Dervish? ✅✅We receive from Allah
(right hand open to sky/heaven) and give to people (left hand turned to earth).
What is the name of the space for Sema? ✅✅Semahane
Which one of the followings is an instrument used in the Sema ceremony orchestra? ✅✅Ney
