Unit 2: Soul and Motown

Which music styles are combined in soul music?

• gospel and jazz

• gospel and R&B

• classical music and jazz

True or False: Soul music gave African Americans a means of expressing pride for their unique culture, as well as their frustration over civil rights injustices.

• true

• false

Which type of music captured the pain, pride, passion, love, hope, and despair that many African Americans were feeling during the civil rights movement?

• gospel

• soul

• motown

True or False: Soul music developed during the period of slavery in America.

• true

• false

Which artist was called the “Queen of Soul”?

• Aretha Franklin

• Gertrude "Ma" Rainey

• Mahalia Jackson

Which type of music was revolutionary in its ability to instill pride in African Americans?

• jazz

• blues

• soul

Why was soul music an important form of social expression in the last half of the twentieth century?

• It gave a voice to African Americans who felt they were not being heard.

• It made a number of African Americans wealthy.

• It influenced the U.S. government to abolish slavery.

Which formula best describes the majority of early Motown music?

• a vocal group with a lead singer and backup singers

• an a cappella vocal group

• a duet between a lead instrument and lead vocal singer

Why were Motown songwriters successful?

• Their songs appealed mainly to white audiences.

• They depended primarily on the talent of the lead singers.

• Their songs appealed to both African American and white audiences.

Who founded Motown Records?

• Marvin Gaye

• Berry Gordy Jr.

• Diana Ross