Chapter 2 Quiz: San Ildefonso Indians of New Mexico, Eagle Dance

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