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WorksheetsJzHist16: Motown, Funk
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Check all boxes that are TRUE about Motown:
Motown was born in Memphis, Tennessee
The founder of Motown was Berry Gordy
Motown was started with an $800 loan
Motown had over 90 #1 hits, all by Black artists
Check all the artists here who are associated with Motown:
Stevie Wonder
Miles Davis
Aretha Franklin
Smokey Robinson
The Jackson 5
Berry Gordy's work in a ...... influenced the way he ran his recording business.
fast food restaurant
automobile factory assembly line
slaughterhouse
high school music department
Which of the following are musical characteristics of Funk?
emphasis on beat 1
focus on syncopated rhythms
singing style like a preacher in a Black church
slapping the bass
extremely sophisticated harmonies
The music of Motown had "crossover appeal". What does that mean, and why was it important?
These three Motown superstars grew up in the same neighborhood:
Diana Ross, Queen Latifah, and Ella Fitzgerald
Berry Gordy, Stevie Wonder and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross
The social movement most associated with funk is
The Black Power Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
Prohibition
The Harlem Renaissance
Oakland's famous funk band was called
Parliament Funkadelic
Sly and the Family Stone
Earth, Wind and Fire
Prince and the Revolution
Although there were funk bands from other cities in the US (including Oakland, CA), the hotbed of funk music was
Memphis, Tennessee
Detroit, Michigan
Dayton, Ohio
Chicago, Illinois
What are some ways that Motown and Funk recording artists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown used their platform to help bring about social change?
