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A. Multiple Choice

Directions : Answer the following questions by choosing the correct answer A, B, C or D

1. Why do you think the main dancer carries a tepak with sekapur sirih?

A. To decorate the stage
B. To entertain the audience
C. To show respect to special guests

D. To represent one of the nine rivers

2. What does each dancer representing one of the nine rivers suggest about the dance?

A. The dance is only for nine girls
B. It shows the cultural connection to South Sumatra
C. The rivers are used to make music

D. The dance is competitive

3. How does the use of umbrellas and spears by male dancers affect the performance?
A. It makes the dance faster

B. It adds beauty and grandeur to the dance
C. It makes the dance easier to perform
D. It distracts the audience

4. Which of the following is a main lesson that the dance teaches?
A. How to swim in rivers

B. Respect, kindness, and unity
C. How to play gamelan music
D. How to design traditional clothes

5. Based on the text, why is Gending Sriwijaya still performed nowadays?
A. To show ancient fighting skills
B. To remember the rivers of South Sumatra

C. To celebrate important events and preserve culture
D. To compete with other dances

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