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WorksheetsGershwin
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Ira Gershwin?
a)
George's Father who supported him financially
b)
George's Friend who advertised his concerts
c)
The singer who performed Gershwin's songs
d)
George's brother and lyricist/writing partner
2.
Who is Al Jolson?
a)
George's Father who supported him financially
b)
George's Friend who advertised his concerts
c)
A singer who performed Gershwin's songs
d)
George's brother and lyricist/writing partner
3.
What song of George Gershwin's did Al Jolson make famous?
a)
I Got Rhythm
b)
Swanee
c)
Summertime
d)
Strike Up the Band
4.
What show is "I Got Rhythm" from?
a)
Girl Crazy
b)
Lady Be Good
c)
Funny Face
d)
Strike Up The Band
5.
Where did George Gershwin grow up?
a)
Russia
b)
Germany
c)
New York City
d)
St. Louis
6.
What year was George Gershwin born?
a)
1698
b)
1798
c)
1898
d)
1998
7.
Why did George Gershwin's parents leave Russia?
a)
They weren't Russian
b)
They were Jewish and forced to live in ghettos in Russia
c)
They wanted to move to Germany
d)
They had family in the United States
8.
Who taught George Gershwin music lessons when he was 14?
a)
Al Jolson
b)
Scott Joplin
c)
Jerome H. Remick
d)
Charles Hambitzer
9.
Why did George Gershwin's family change their last name from Gershowitz to Gershwin?
a)
They wanted to sound more American and not be associated with being Russian Jews.
b)
People couldn't pronounce Gershwin
c)
He needed a cool stage name
10.
What types of music inspired George Gershwin?
a)
Rap and R&B
b)
Country Music
c)
Italian opera, African American ragtime and jazz, and Jewish klezmer clarinet music
11.
Which did not happen during the Roaring 20s?
a)
The stock market crashed at the end of the decade
b)
Radios were in every home
c)
World War II ended
d)
Roads and highways built
12.
What was the name of the concert when Rhapsody in Blue premiered?
a)
An Experiment in Modern Music
b)
Rhapsody in Blue
c)
Girl Crazy
13.
What opera house in New York didn't allow Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess to be performed because of their racist policies?
a)
The Metropolitan Opera
b)
The Ordway
c)
The Orpheum
14.
Which character sings Summertime?
a)
Clara
b)
Porgy
c)
Bess
d)
Serena
15.
Which character sings I Got Plenty of Nothing?
a)
Clara
b)
Porgy
c)
Bess
d)
Serena
16.
Who sings Bess you is my Woman now?
a)
Clara and Porgy
b)
Porgy and Bess
c)
Clara and Bess
d)
Serena and Porgy
17.
Where does Porgy and Bess take place?
a)
New York
b)
South Carolina
c)
Minnesota
d)
Russia
18.
Where does Porgy go to find Bess at the end of the opera?
a)
New York
b)
South Carolina
c)
Minnesota
d)
Russia
19.
How old was George Gershwin when he died of a brain tumor?
a)
37
b)
25
c)
48
d)
52
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