Unit 8 Social Studies

Which individual most commonly associated as a rock-n-roll musician first recorded at Sun Records Studio in Memphis?

• B.B. King

• Dolly Parton

• Elvis Presley

• Garth Brooks

Which of the following best describes Bessie Smith?

• a musician who began the rock 'n' roll era

• a singer who helped develop and spread blues music

• a song writer who wrote country music for popular singers

• a producer who owned several music studios that produced new music

Study the sources and answer the question. The pictures to the right give information about:

• jazz at the Ryman

• rock 'n' roll at Sun Studio

• blues music at Stax Records

• country music at the Grand Ole Opry

Study the text and answer the question: W. C. Handy was a musician and composer from Tennessee. One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create blues music but was the first to publish music in the blues form. He was able to transform blues songs into sheet music. Which of the following was the result of the description above?

• Blues became popular across the country and many recording studios recorded blues songs

• Blues was transformed into Jazz and became popular out West in recording studios

• Blues lost popularity in the South where it had begun because it changed so much

• Blues remained difficult to compose so it did not spread much across the country

Which statement best completes the chart about the Carter Family? The chart includes: First recording August 1, 1927, Nickname - "The First Family of Country Music", Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.

• The first group to record jazz music in Memphis, Tennessee

• The first group to become country music stars

• The first family to record a rock 'n' roll album

• The first family to be inducted into the Blues Hall and Fame

Which statement best explains the impact of the book, Roots, on American society?

• It helped lawmakers see the need to pass Civil Rights legislation for African Americans

• It inspired civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. to conduct protests and participate in marches

• It brought attention to racial issues and inspired people to research their family ancestry

• It inspired African American musicians in the South to spread blues and jazz music to the rest of the nation

Which two of the following are true about Wilma Rudolph?

• She started the Imagination Library to promote literacy

• She won three gold medals in Track and Field at the US Olympic Games

• She was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives

• She became a famous writer and won a Pulitzer Prize

• She overcame the effects of polio and became a great athlete

Which of the following women graduated from Tennessee State University, and then went on to star in a very successful T.V. show based in Chicago?

• Wilma Rudolph

• Dolly Parton

• Oprah Winfrey

• Bessie Smith

Study the sources and answer the question: Which column in the table above correctly matches the Tennesseans to the information in the table?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which two of the following are associated with the West Tennessee region?

• copper and coal mining

• Gulf Coastal Plain

• Nashville Basin

• valleys and mountain ranges

• cotton and soybeans