Black History and Arts  1 Quiz

Black History and Arts 1 Quiz

Assessment

Flashcard

Other

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Marsha Comrie

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

65 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, what type of music is played with the accordion?

Back

Zydeco

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

Back

Zora Neale Hurston

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which one of composer/pianist Anthony Davis' operas premiered in Philadelphia in 1985 and was performed by the New York City Opera in 1986?

Back

X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Since 1987, who has held the position of director of jazz at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City?

Back

Wynton Marsalis

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Of what profession were Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance?

Back

Writers

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who wrote Clote, or The President’s Daughter, the first published novel by a Black American in 1833?

Back

William Wells Brown

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who published The Escape, the first play written by a Black American?

Back

William Wells Brown

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?