FADO Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Traditional portuguese music in Lisbon-Alfama - Correct answer-FADO
Fado means - Correct answer-Fate
Fado songs about - Correct answer-Sad and melancholic, love, despair, the harsh
realities of lide and longing (saudade).
Fadista - Correct answer-Fado singer
Instruments - Correct answer-Fadista, portuguese guitars, classical guitars (viola),
sometimes bass
A 12 strings instrument (6x2= six courses of 2 string). Played by the thumb and
index finger with special picks - Correct answer-Portuguese guitar
The lead instrument of Fado - Correct answer-Portuguese guitar
Portuguese guitar types - Correct answer-1)Lisbon
2)Coimbra
Lisbon style fado - Correct answer-Developed in Lisbon Alfama in the 1830's /
Female and male singers / emerged in the lower segment of society / working-class
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Traditional portuguese music in Lisbon-Alfama - Correct answer-FADO
Fado means - Correct answer-Fate
Fado songs about - Correct answer-Sad and melancholic, love, despair, the harsh
realities of lide and longing (saudade).
Fadista - Correct answer-Fado singer
Instruments - Correct answer-Fadista, portuguese guitars, classical guitars (viola),
sometimes bass
A 12 strings instrument (6x2= six courses of 2 string). Played by the thumb and
index finger with special picks - Correct answer-Portuguese guitar
The lead instrument of Fado - Correct answer-Portuguese guitar
Portuguese guitar types - Correct answer-1)Lisbon
2)Coimbra
Lisbon style fado - Correct answer-Developed in Lisbon Alfama in the 1830's /
Female and male singers / emerged in the lower segment of society / working-class
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