Worksheets1619 - African American Music Podcast Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Dirty Waters is a Blues Legend
True
False
What is the name of the person credited with creating blackface and Minstrel Shows?
Thomas Dorsey
Thomas Wright
Thomas Rice
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the Genre of music also known as "Blue Eyed Soul"?
Boat Music
Yachty Rock
Yacht Rock
Sailing Music
Who was the person responsible for the Motown era in American Music?
Barry Gordy
Gregg Kirkpatrick
Michael Williams
Hugh Myers
Black people performed in blackface in Minstrel Shows.
True
False
One of the oldest known recordings of African American spirituals was recorded in _________
1919
1930
1844
1952
Early Minstrel Music combined music from what two cultures?
Polish and Italian
Italian and Spanish
Polish and German
Austrian and Polish
Black Blues and Jazz artists not only sought to move American music forward but also American culture.
True
False
The rise of the Blues and Jazz gave black musicians a different avenue to become performers that still had to do so in blackface.
True
False
When did black people begin to be allowed to perform in Minstrel shows?
After the Revolutionary War
After WW I
After the Civil War
After the Vietnam War
