
Marian Anderson, Bessie Smith
Authored by Joseph Gianotti
Arts
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who provided Marian Anderson with a grant to study in Europe?
New York Society for the Arts
New York Philharmonic
People’s Choir of Philadelphia
Rosenwald Fund
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following songs was written by Bessie Smith?
“Poor Man’s Blues”
“Washwoman’s Blues”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Downhearted Blues”
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following figures hosted Marian Anderson while she toured?
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles Russle
Albert Einstein
NAACP
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bessie Smith was the protégé of ___________.
Ma Rainey
Mamie Smith
Sara Martin
Eva Taylor
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The blues craze which helped make Bessie Smith very popular was started by the popularity of Mamie Smith’s ____________.
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
“Crying All Day”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Crazy Blues”
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bessie Smith’s first record included the song _____________.
“Downhearted Blues”
“Washwoman’s Blues”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Poor Man’s Blues”
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Marian Anderson receive the recognition that led to her receiving the Rosenwald Fund grant?
Carnegie Hall
The Met
Orchestral Hall in Chicago
Constitution Hall
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