Chapter 2 Quiz: San Ildefonso Indians of New Mexico, Eagle Dance
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1. Which of the following is true about chant?: Many cultures employ chant in their religious
ceremonies.
2. What is a "Grand Entry"?: The opening of a powwow in which all participants enter into the arena.
3. How do Native Americans decide on which vocables to sing?: They believe they are
transmitted from the spirit world through dream or revelation.
4. The melodic contour of the Eagle Dance can best be described as __: terraced
5. Which of the following are likely to be seen at a powwow?: flag processions, various
dances, and performance contests
6. They punctuate the chant rhythm.: They punctuate the chant rhythm.
7. Most of the Eagle Dance is in what meter?: duple meter
8. In San Ildefonso culture, the eagle is a symbol of __: virility
9. In ancient times, when might the Eagle Dance have been performed?: after a
long dry period
10. In the Eagle Dance, when there are different vocables or the vocables are in
a varied order, what is happening?: One of the sections (A or B) is concluding.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6wd3
1. Which of the following is true about chant?: Many cultures employ chant in their religious
ceremonies.
2. What is a "Grand Entry"?: The opening of a powwow in which all participants enter into the arena.
3. How do Native Americans decide on which vocables to sing?: They believe they are
transmitted from the spirit world through dream or revelation.
4. The melodic contour of the Eagle Dance can best be described as __: terraced
5. Which of the following are likely to be seen at a powwow?: flag processions, various
dances, and performance contests
6. They punctuate the chant rhythm.: They punctuate the chant rhythm.
7. Most of the Eagle Dance is in what meter?: duple meter
8. In San Ildefonso culture, the eagle is a symbol of __: virility
9. In ancient times, when might the Eagle Dance have been performed?: after a
long dry period
10. In the Eagle Dance, when there are different vocables or the vocables are in
a varied order, what is happening?: One of the sections (A or B) is concluding.
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