Quiz on Music History (Reading Comprehension)

African rhythms and melodies were completely lost during slavery.

• True

• False

Many African Americans sang hymns in church after becoming Christians.

• True

• False

All blues songs were slow and sad.

• True

• False

Blues music developed only in small towns of the American South.

• True

• False

Blues music influenced many future genres, including jazz and hip hop.

• True

• False

Jazz was created by mixing European harmony with the rhythms and scales of blues.

• True

• False

Louis Armstrong only played jazz in New Orleans.

• True

• False

Swing music was extremely popular in the 1940s and was often danced to.

• True

• False

Jazz orchestras in the 1930s did not include singers.

• True

• False

Bebop and modal jazz were more popular than swing because they were easier to dance to.

• True

• False