B. TRUE OR FALSE
Instruction: Read the following question carefully, write TRUE if the statement is true,
and FALSE if the statement is incorrect. Write your responses on the blanks
provided.
1. Singing, dancing, hand-clapping and the beating of drums are
essential to many ceremonies: birth, death, initiation, marriage and funerals in Afro-
Latin American culture.
2. The enslaved Moors of North America in the 1770's were allowed
from playing drums.
3. Caribbean slaves were prohibited to play their drum for recreation
and for entertainment, and also for communication.
4. In 1952, the first pop music charts were recorded as the top 20.
5. The history of Afro-Latin American Music can be traced during the
European colonization and slave trade in the Caribbean.
6. The terms "Popular music" and "Pop Music" are different in
meaning
7. Pop music is very marketable and memorable, with either vocal,
lyrics, instruments or a combination of all three creating catchy choruses or verses.
8. African-American music has a large influence in American music
and it was concluded by musicologists just before the 19th century.
9. Music has always been an important part of the daily life of the
African people.
10. Music and dance are also important to religious expressions and
political events.​