Jazz Music and Its Significance to America

What does Wynton Marsalis compare jazz music to in terms of its significance to America?

• A) A conversation

• B) A dream

• C) An objectification

• D) A dialogue

According to Keith David, what was unique about the creators of jazz?

• A) They were all from New Orleans

• B) They could create art on the spot

• C) They were all trained musicians

• D) They only played in Congo Square

What historical event allowed slaves in New Orleans to sing and dance every Sunday afternoon?

• A) The end of the Civil War

• B) The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• C) The permission to gather in Congo Square

• D) The Louisiana Purchase

What was the outcome of the Plessy versus Ferguson case in 1896?

• A) The Supreme Court ruled in favor of integration

• B) The Supreme Court upheld the "Separate but Equal" doctrine

• C) The Supreme Court abolished slavery

• D) The Supreme Court declared jazz music unconstitutional

What does Branford Marsalis say the blues are about?

• A) Happiness and celebration

• B) Freedom and liberation

• C) Pain and suffering

• D) Love and relationships

According to Gary Giddins, what is unique about jazz music in America?

• It can only happen in Europe.

• It is not African music.

• It is the quintessential American music.

• It is similar to European music.

Who is credited with inventing the beat known as the Big Four?

• Wynton Marsalis

• Louis Armstrong

• Buddy Bolden

• Gerald Early

What does the word "jazz" mean according to some people, as mentioned by Gerald Early?

• A type of dance

• A musical instrument

• Speeded up music

• A film genre

What significant event in the music industry occurred in 1901?

• The invention of the saxophone

• The introduction of the Victrola by the Victor Talking Machine Company

• The first jazz recording

• The establishment of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

What was the impact of the Fox Trot on music according to the text?

• It introduced a new way of dancing

• It led to the creation of new kinds of music that would pave the way for Jazz

• It was a popular song by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

• It was a musical instrument used in jazz bands