The Evolution of  African-American Music

The Evolution of African-American Music

5th - 12th Grade

18 Qs

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The Evolution of  African-American Music

The Evolution of African-American Music

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which instrument did African slaves NOT bring over to America with them?

banjo

piano

drums

zithers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

_________ allowed slaves to think about a new world where there would be freedom from toil and strife.

Spirituals

Drudgery

Calls

Dances

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The very first reported Blues show was in

1916, on Ashley Street in Jacksonville. The

performer was _________.

Ma Rainey

Muddy Waters

Howlin' Wolf

Bessie Smith

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Male Blues singers next made their mark

with simple melodies and plaintive songs,

like the great ________.

Muddy Waters

Etta James

Charlie Parker

Michael Jackson

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

___________ were almost exclusively black. Why? Because at the turn of the century, virtually all barbers were black.

Barbershop Quartets

Opera Singers

Dancers

Music Producers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Originating in ___________, jazz was the instrumental

equivalent of the barbershop quartet.

Memphis

New Orleans

New York

Paris

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Duke Ellington (right), Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie all had bands, and the Cotton Club in ______

became a chic destination.

Harlem

New Orleans

Nashville

Chicago

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