Explain the textbook’s answer to the question “When is an African?”

What will be an ideal response?


• "In everyday circumstances, people in Africa do not usually think of themselves as ‘African' [WOM citing Mphahele, 1962]."
• "Identity arises from local connections of gender, age, kinship, place, language, religion, and work. Ethnicity comes into play only in the presence of people from a different group. For example, one ‘becomes' . . ." an ‘African' only when among people from another continent, a ‘white' when near to a ‘black,' etc. [WOM citing Senghor, 1967]

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Musical stylistic differences among cultures come from

A. different instruments. B. different ways of creating music. C. reasons for the use of music. D. all of these.

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The roots of the jazz combo are in New Orleans.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Greta Garbo perfected what style of acting that had its roots in the silent cinema?

A. realistic B. comedy C. romantic D. Shakespearean

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