TOEFL ShortRead 11

It can be inferred from the passage that Louis Armstrong went to Chicago for which of the following reasons?

• To form his own band

• To learn to play Chicago - style jazz

• To play in Joseph Oliver's band

• To make recordings with the Hot Five

According to the passage, which of the following Black bands was the first to make a significant set of jazz recordings?

• The Hot Seven band

• Fletcher Henderson's band

• The Red Hot Peppers band

• King Oliver's Creole jazz Band

As used in line 12, the word "note" could best be replaced by which of the following?

• distinction

• memorandum

• mood

• song

The nickname "Duke" belonged to which of the following bandleaders?

• Louis Armstrong

• Joseph Oliver

• Edward Ellington

• Fletcher Henderson

The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

• By the 1930's jazz was appreciated by a wide audience

• Classical music had a great impact on jazz

• jazz originated in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century

• jazz band were better known in, Europe than in the United States

Which of the following cities is NOT mentioned in the passage as a center of jazz?

• New York

• Washington, D.C.

• Chicago

• New Orleans