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Black Excellence in Arts Practice

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was celebrated as the earliest known African American who worked professionally as an artist?

a)

Bisa Butler

b)

Kerry James Marshall

c)

Joshua Johnson

d)

Toni Morrison

2.

Who was asked by the Harlem Library to create a bust of civil rights activist and writer W. E. B. Du Bois?

a)

Robert Abbott

b)

Augusta Savage

c)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

d)

Colson Whitehead 

3.

Who created a colorful collection of paintings depicting the Great Migration at 23 years old?

a)

Jacob Lawrence

b)

Joshua Johnson

c)

James Baldwin

d)

Toni Morrison

4.

Who helped popularize street art and bring graffiti into the gallery.

a)

Jessie Redmon Fauset

b)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

c)

August Wilson

d)

Phillis Wheatley

5.

Who was Selected by President Barack Obama to paint an official presidential portrait?

a)

August Wilson

b)

Spike Lee

c)

Kehinde Wiley

d)

John Singleton

6.

Who was a champion and leading voice of the American civil rights movement?

a)

Toni Morrison

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Gordon Parks

d)

Sidney Poitier

7.

Who was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 and the first Black woman to be an editor at Random House?                

a)

Tyler Perry

b)

Toni Morrison

c)

Tim Story

d)

Janet Collins

8.

Who was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize?

a)

Gwendolyn Brooks

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Kerry James Marshall

9.

Who founded The Chicago Defender in 1905, a weekly Black newspaper?

a)

Ida B. Wells 

b)

Frank Marshall Davis

c)

Robert Abbott

d)

August Wilson

10.

Who was a journalist and activist who brought attention to the lynchings in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century? 

a)

Ida B. Wells 

b)

Frank Marshall Davis

c)

Robert Abbott

d)

Jessie Redmon Fauset

11.

Who directed the iconic movie “Shaft” in 1971?            

a)

John Singleton

b)

Keke Palmer

c)

Gordon Parks

d)

Ava Duvernay

12.

His film production company is named “ 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks “.        

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

John Singleton

c)

Spike Lee

d)

Jessie Redmon Fauset

13.

Who directed the film Boyz in the Hood?

a)

John Singleton

b)

Antoine Fuqua

c)

Colson Whitehead 

d)

August Wilson

14.

Who got his start directing music videos for Toni Braxton and Prince before directing movies like “ Training Day”?

a)

Antoine Fuqua

b)

Tina Turner

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Curtis Mayfield

15.

He films his movie and television projects at his film studio in the state of Georgia.

a)

Tim Story

b)

Tyler Perry

c)

William Henry Lane

d)

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

16.

Who was the first known dancer to combine quick footwork with traditional African rhythms, leading to the creation of tap dance?

a)

Pearl Primus

b)

Desmond Richardson

c)

Paula Abdul

d)

William Henry Lane

17.

What dancer appeared in a total of 14 films and six Broadway shows, sometimes in prominent roles?

a)

Ebony Williams

b)

Janet Collins

c)

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

d)

Desmond Richardson

18.

Who was one of very few black women to become prominent in American classical ballet in the 1950s?

a)

Janet Collins

b)

Dinah Washington

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Miles Davis

19.

Who studied tribal dance in Africa and taught the dance style at her school?

a)

Janet Collins

b)

Pearl Primus

c)

Savion Glover

d)

Paula Abdul

20.

Who danced for many seasons at the acclaimed Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, but she has also had the opportunity to show off her hip-hop talents alongside artists such as Rihanna, Fergie, Ciara, and Beyoncé’s

a)

Kida the Great

b)

WC Handy

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Ebony Williams

21.

Who was the most popular black female recording artist in the 1950?

a)

Dinah Washington

b)

Les Twins

c)

Ebony Williams

d)

Ava Duvernay

22.

Who changed the way the rock and roll industry and fans viewed African- Americans female performers in the 1980's

a)

Dinah Washington

b)

Mary J. Blige

c)

Beyonce

d)

Tina Turner

23.

Who marked the moment when social and political awareness invaded soul music with the group’s landmark single “People Get Ready?”

a)

Curtis Mayfield

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Miles Davis

24.

Who was known as the “Father of the Blues,” ranked among the most influential artists in all of music history?

a)

Kida the Great

b)

Dinah Washington

c)

Curtis Mayfield

d)

WC Handy

25.

Who brought more fans to jazz music with her straightforward singing voice, which became a true global sensation? 

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

The Supremes

d)

Janet Collins

26.

What is the name of the African American movement that involved art, literature, and culture?

a)

Zoot Suits

b)

Harlem Renaissance

c)

The Crisis

d)

Jazz

27.

Between 1914 and 1930, the African American population in Harlem increased from 50,000 to 200,000. What was this period called?

a)

Great Migration

b)

 Get Out

c)

Training Day

d)

Dreamgirls

28.

Who was named the Father of the Renaissance?

a)

Alain Leroy Locke

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Langston Hughes

29.

What is the name of the men’s suits that became fashionable during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

Zoot Suits

b)

The Crisis

c)

Harlem Renaissance

d)

The Supremes

30.

What type of dresses did women wear with long gloves, long beaded necklaces, and feather headbands and boas?

a)

Shift Dress

b)

Zoot Suits

c)

Mermaid Dress

d)

Flapper Style Dresses