Black Music History Unit Quiz

What is the instrument, invented by slaves that is a wooden box, modified to be played like a drum?

• Cajon

• Diddley-Bow

• Banjo

• Flute

What is the instrument, invented by slaves, that is a piece of wood with ONE guitar string attached to it?

• Cajon

• Diddley-Bow

• Banjo

• Clarinet

What is the instrument, invented by slaves attempting to recreate a traditional African string instrument?

• Cajon

• Diddley-bow

• Banjo

• Trumpet

These type of songs were sung by slaves while working in the field or on a plantation.

• Nursery Rhymes

• Lullabies

• Folk songs

• Field hollers/work songs

This type of music is the singing of religious songs.

• Gospel/Spiritual Singing

• Folk Songs

• Nursery Rhymes

• Lullabies

What is it called when former slaves began working on their own farms or farms owned by wealthy white people?

• Slavery

• Sharecropping

• Farm work

• Grounds keeper

What type of music became popular for former slaves in the United States?

• The Blues

• Calypso

• Steelpan

• Mento

What type of music became popular for former slaves in Jamaica?

• The Blues

• Calypso

• Steelpan

• Mento

What type of music became popular for former slaves in Trinidad and Tobago?

• The Blues

• Calypso & Steelpan

• Ragtime

• Mento

What was the term for biracial people in New Orleans during the 20th century?

• free blacks

• former slaves

• Creole

• biracial