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A) Herodotus and Andrew Hammond B) Juvenal and Martial C) Edward Lane and Flaubert D) Umayyad and Abbasid
A) Castanets B) Drums C) Flutes D) Tambourines
A) The Abbasid and Fatimid caliphs B) Herodotus and Andrew Hammond C) Juvenal and Martial D) Edward Lane and Flaubert
A) Qiyan and Ottoman B) Slaves and Sultans C) Awalim and Ghawazi D) Umayyad and Fatimid
A) Egyptian B) Ottoman C) Spanish D) Roman
A) Herodotus B) Juvenal C) Edward Lane D) Flaubert
A) Religious meditation and prayer B) Trading and merchant sailing C) Singing, clapping, and dancing D) Fishing and net casting
A) Egyptian and Awalim B) Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid C) Ottoman and Roman D) Greek and Spanish
A) It was considered too dangerous for crowds B) Public performance was deemed indecent in Islamic law C) There were no public venues for dance D) The sultan forbade public performance
A) European travelers B) Free noblewomen C) Slaves or prostitutes D) Religious pilgrims
A) Leading religious processions B) Writing legal documents C) Building caliphate palaces D) Singing and other art forms
A) Women and boys B) Only free noblewomen C) Only men D) Only slaves
A) Trained as palace guards B) Educated in law and philosophy C) Trained in singing and dancing and gifted between men D) Sent back to their original homes
A) To celebrate a military victory B) To welcome foreign travelers C) For a woman to seduce the man she wanted D) To worship Egyptian deities
A) Morocco B) Turkey C) Lebanon D) Egypt
A) Country dance B) Oriental dance C) Folk dance D) Belly movement
A) Torso rhythm B) Belly dance C) Hip shiver D) Oriental movement
A) 1905 B) 1883 C) 1864 D) 1850
A) Sa'idi B) Awalim C) Raqs Baladi D) Ghawazee
A) Movements of the limbs through space B) Leaps and jumps C) Floor acrobatics D) Isolations of the torso
A) Percussive B) Shimmy C) Fluid D) Traveling
A) Vibrations B) Fluid C) Level changes D) Percussive
A) Hands B) Hips C) Feet D) Head
A) Undulation B) Shimmy C) Tilt D) Arabesque
A) Piano B) Guitar C) Tablah D) Flute
A) There is no universal naming scheme B) The naming scheme is defined by the French academy C) The naming scheme only uses Arabic terms D) There is a strictly regulated international naming scheme
A) Torso isolation B) Backbends C) Figure 8 D) Hip circle
A) Khayreyya Maazin B) Samia Gamal C) Hekmet Fahmy D) Taheyya Kariokka
A) Al-jadid B) Ghawazi C) Raqs Baladi D) Raqs Shaabi
A) Layla Taj B) Samia Gamal C) Taheyya Kariokka D) Hekmet Fahmy
A) Aggressive, fast movements B) Controlled, precise movements C) Wild, erratic movements D) Slow, meditative movements
A) Political disputes with other countries B) Concern about inauthentic performances diluting culture C) Lack of proper costumes D) Lack of musical talent
A) Layla Taj B) Badia C) Taheyya Kariokka D) Samia Gamal
A) They may be gender segregated B) They must be held outdoors C) They are only performed by professionals D) They are prohibited for men
A) A highly disreputable art-form B) A government-mandated sport C) A religious requirement D) A strictly academic pursuit
A) Hoochie Coochie B) Shimmy and Shake C) Oryantal Dans D) Danse du Ventre
A) Syrian B) Romani C) Egyptian D) Lebanese
A) Ruth St. Denis B) Beyoncé C) Princess Rajah D) Shakira
A) Her mother B) Her sister C) A dance teacher D) Her Lebanese grandmother
A) Crissie Sheridan B) Beyoncé C) Jillina Carlano D) Myra Krien
A) Thomas Edison B) D. W. Griffith C) Sol Bloom D) Farida Mazar Spyropoulos
A) Shimmy and shake B) Danse du ventre C) Hoochie coochie D) Oryantal
A) Sol Bloom B) Thomas Edison C) D. W. Griffith D) Jillina Carlano
A) ATS B) Gothic Belly Dance C) AmCab D) Tribal Fusion
A) 1987 B) 1970 C) 1893 D) 1930
A) Salsa B) Flamenco C) Tribal Fusion D) American Tribal Style
A) Amera Eid B) Rozeta Ahalyea C) Terezka Drnzik D) Estelle Asmodelle
A) Amera Eid B) Samiha C) Estelle Asmodelle D) Jamal Zraika
A) Rozeta Ahalyea B) Estelle Asmodelle C) Terezka Drnzik D) Amera Eid
A) Early 1960s B) Early 1970s C) Late 1980s D) Late 1990s
A) Flamenco Fusion B) American Tribal Style C) Basque Folk D) Transgender Cabaret
A) Spain B) Japan C) The United Kingdom D) Australia
A) Tsifteteli B) Zeibekiko C) Bedlah D) Cordax
A) Double stringed B) Table dance C) Rhythmic dance D) Free movement
A) Zeibekiko B) Sirtaki C) Cordax D) Tsifteteli
A) During the 1950s B) During the ancient Greek era C) During the 19th century D) During the 1923 population exchange
A) Western explorers B) Turkish merchants C) Asia Minor refugees D) Ancient travelers
A) Cordax B) Sirtaki C) Bedlah D) Zeibekiko
A) 6/8 B) 3/4 C) 4/4 D) 8/4
A) Cordax B) Tsifteteli C) Bedlah D) Zeibekiko
A) It is strictly a male dance B) It affiliates Greece with the Middle East C) It is too modern for Greek culture D) It lacks any musical rhythm
A) Instrumental rock B) Arabic-sounding music C) Classical Greek music D) Western jazz
A) suit B) costume C) skirt D) dance
A) Leggings B) Harem pants C) Jeans D) Capri pants
A) Ventilation B) Decoration C) Stability D) Flexibility
A) Their hands B) Their feet C) Their legs D) Their upper bodies
A) Sheer skin-colored mesh fabric B) Sparkling hip-scarves C) Embroidered vests D) Heavy cotton padding
A) Stay rigid B) Work independently C) Move in unison D) Grip harder
A) An unnamed Egyptian official B) James Bond C) Samia Gamal D) A Bollywood choreographer
A) High-impact, aerobic B) Intense anaerobic training C) Low-impact, weight-bearing D) Non-weight-bearing |