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From Ragtime to Rock 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1850, the majority of Americans were of what kind of descent?

a)

African

b)

Asian

c)

European

d)

Australian

2.

Which of the following would have been considered "popular music" in 1850?

a)

Classical Music

b)

Funk

c)

Techno

d)

Disco

3.

Popular music is often defined as music that you can ______________ to.

a)

Eat

b)

Dance

c)

Sleep

d)

Walk

4.

Since 1850, America's popular music has been created by a single group of people from one cultural background.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

For most of the 20th Century, America's popular music has been the driver behind the world's popular music.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is NOT a Stephen Foster composition:

a)

Swanee River

b)

Camptown Races

c)

Down by the River Side

d)

Oh Susanna

7.

The European colonies in North, South, and Central America were known as the ________ _________.

a)

Old Country

b)

New World

c)

New Americas

8.

Songs that the slaves created to accompany their world were called "field ___________".

a)

gospels

b)

hollers

c)

yelps

d)

vibes

9.

Field Hollers and other work songs eventually developed into a musical form called "the _________________".

a)

blues

b)

rockabilly

c)

swing

10.

The issue of slavery eventually led to The ______________ War between North and South.

a)

American

b)

Civil

c)

1812

d)

French-Indian

11.

Gospel music developed from the way that African-Americans sang Christian ___________.

a)

psalms

b)

children's songs

c)

hymns

12.

____________ dancing has its roots in both Irish clog dancing and the African-American juba dance.

a)

Tap

b)

Swing

c)

Ballet

d)

Waltz