African American History and Arts Quiz

African American History and Arts Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Arts

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History?

Langston Hughes

James Reese Europe

Phillis Wheatley

Carter G. Woodson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theme for the 2024 Black History Month?

African Americans and Science

African Americans and Politics

African Americans and the Arts

African Americans and Sports

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which musical genre was started by Black musicians in the Bronx, New York in 1973?

Hip-hop

Rock and Roll

Jazz

Country

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is known as the 'Father of the Blues'?

Robert Johnson

Muddy Waters

Langston Hughes

BB King

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which movement brought the Black Arts to an international stage in the 1920s and 30s?

Harlem Renaissance

Civil Rights Movement

Black Renaissance

Negritude movement

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which artist is known for creating the genre of Afrofuturism?

Wangechi Mutu

Nalo Hopkinson

Jimi Hendrix

Sun Ra

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which city was NOT home to many Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance?

Los Angeles

Chicago

New Orleans

New York

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