WorksheetsMarian Anderson, Bessie Smith
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who provided Marian Anderson with a grant to study in Europe?
New York Society for the Arts
New York Philharmonic
People’s Choir of Philadelphia
Rosenwald Fund
Which of the following songs was written by Bessie Smith?
“Poor Man’s Blues”
“Washwoman’s Blues”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Downhearted Blues”
Which of the following figures hosted Marian Anderson while she toured?
Daughters of the American Revolution
Charles Russle
Albert Einstein
NAACP
Bessie Smith was the protégé of ___________.
Ma Rainey
Mamie Smith
Sara Martin
Eva Taylor
The blues craze which helped make Bessie Smith very popular was started by the popularity of Mamie Smith’s ____________.
“Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
“Crying All Day”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Crazy Blues”
Bessie Smith’s first record included the song _____________.
“Downhearted Blues”
“Washwoman’s Blues”
“St. Louis Blues”
“Poor Man’s Blues”
Where did Marian Anderson receive the recognition that led to her receiving the Rosenwald Fund grant?
Carnegie Hall
The Met
Orchestral Hall in Chicago
Constitution Hall
In her recording of “Backwater Blues”, Bessie Smith was accompanied by ___________ on the piano.
Jelly Roll Morton
Art Tatum
James P. Johnson
Clarence Williams
To which of the following recording companies was Bessie Smith signed?
Emerson Records
Columbia Records
Okeh Records
Paramount Records
Who did Marian Anderson meet with in Mexico?
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
A and B
None of the Above
Which of the following figures did Marian Anderson NOT perform for?
King George VI
Richard Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Queen Elizabeth of England
