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Harlem Renassance/Be Bop/Civil Rights/WWII/The New Negro

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

2.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

3.

During which decades did the Harlem Renaissance occur?

a)

1900-1910

b)

1920s and 1930s

c)

1940s and 1950s

d)

late 1800s

4.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

5.

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

6.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
7.
How did the Harlem Renaissance most affect society?
a)
Produced great jazz music for dancing
b)
People started talking about race in America
c)
The artists had children that won major awards
d)
African-American artists were considered equal to European-American artists
8.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
9.

Why was the great Migration so influential after slavery and during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

it allowed african americans to escape from slavery and jim crow laws and work towards a prosperous life

b)

it was a time for african americans to move where ever they wanted

10.

What decade did bebop emerge in?

a)

1920s

b)

1930s

c)

1940s

d)

1950s

11.

Which of the following was NOT a main person in bebop?

a)

Dizzie Gillespie

b)

Thelonious Monk

c)

Charlie Parker

d)

Duke Ellington

12.

Did bebop use the same notes and chords as swing jazz?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

What instrument did Dizzie Gillespie play?

a)

Violin

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Piano

14.

What artist recorded the first bebop piece ever?

a)

Dizzie Gillespie

b)

Thelonious Monk

c)

Charlie Parker

15.

What musician did Charlie Parker create bebop with?

a)

Dizzie Gillespie

b)

Thelonious Monk

16.
What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Marbury v. Madison
17.
Which president desegregated the armed services?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
18.
Which president desegregated the armed services?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
John F. Kennedy
19.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

20.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

21.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

22.

Gave all male United States citizens over the age of 21 the right to vote

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

23.
According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to
a)
end the bombings of homes and churches.
b)
create tension so that people have to confront an issue.
c)
halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.
d)
draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.
24.
According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to
a)
end the bombings of homes and churches.
b)
create tension so that people have to confront an issue.
c)
halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.
d)
draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.
25.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
26.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
27.
Who was the president during WWI
a)
Herbert Hoover
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
28.
What was the spark that led to WWI?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
assassination
c)
fascism 
d)
the stock market crash
29.
When people do not have a lot of money they usually trade objects they have for objects they need. This is known as......
a)
stealing
b)
buying on credit
c)
barter
30.
The president who was elected at the end of the Great Depression who proposed a series of policies to promote economic growth
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Wilson
31.
This president's plan was known as
a)
DACA
b)
New Deal
c)
Len lease program
32.
This day will live in infamy
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
April 7, 1861
c)
December 25
d)
February 15, 2018
33.
How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 
a)
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
b)
Dictators promise freedom. 
c)
Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
d)
Dictators promise to end fascism.
34.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
35.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
36.
When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
D-Day
d)
Invasion of Poland
37.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
38.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
39.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
40.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the  attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi  Germany?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin 
41.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
42.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
43.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
44.

Television was not invented until 1900s

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Do you think the invention of television was a positive or negative occurrence? Write one paragraph on how TV has helped or hurt society today...

4 lines
46.

If you had your own television channel, what types of programs would you show? The news, sitcoms, or maybe concerts... the possibilities are endless!

4 lines
47.

Television has come a long way since the three-inch screen of the early _________.

a)

19th century

b)

20th century

c)

30th century

48.
Who is credited as the creator of television, according to the patent?
a)
Philo Farnsworth
b)
Vladimir Televize
c)
Charles "Leeroy" Jenkins
d)
J.L. Disney
49.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

Teleevission

b)

Televisyen

c)

Television

d)

Tellevision

50.
Television showed all of the following events EXCEPT:
a)
The Vietnam War
b)
The Moon Landing
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
World War I
51.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

Teknologi

b)

Teknology

c)

Technology

d)

Technollogy

52.

Who wrote the words to Lift Every Voice and Sing

a)

John Clark

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

Carter G. Woodson

53.

Who Composed the Music for Lift Every Voice and Sing?

a)

Prince

b)

John Rosamond Johnson

c)

Dr. Dre

d)

Frederick Douglass

54.

What phrase is next? Lift Every Voice and Sing,

a)

till there is life and streams

b)

till you are still marching

c)

facing the sky with bling

d)

till earth and heaven ring

55.

Who is Father of African American History Month

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Carter G. Woodson

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Malcolm X

56.

lift every voice and

a)

sing

b)

ring

c)

swing

57.

till earth and heaven

a)

ring

b)

swing

c)

bring

58.

ring with the harmony of

a)

liberty

b)

remember me

c)

after thee

59.

ring with the harmony of liberty

a)

let our rejoicing rise

b)

let our families cry

c)

let out friends fly

60.

let our

a)

rejoicing rise

b)

french fry

c)

simple try

61.

let our rejoicing rise

a)

high as the listening skies

b)

high as the buildings high

c)

giants in the sky

62.

let us resound

a)

loud as the rolling sea

b)

loud as the feeling in me

c)

loud as the giant tree

63.

sing a song full of the faith

a)

that the dark past has taught us

b)

that the evening has given us

c)

that the morning has woken us

64.

sing a song full of the hope

a)

that the present has brought us

b)

that the future has taught us

c)

that the past has given us

65.

facing the rising

a)

sun

b)

fun

c)

moon

66.

facing the rising sun

a)

of our new day begun

b)

of our new week has won

c)

of the great shining sun

67.

facing the rising sun of our new day begun

a)

let us march on till victory has won

b)

let us walk forward till the past has won

c)

let us run forward till the future is born

68.

Which people invented Be Bop?

a)

Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillispie, Bud Powell Charlie Parker

b)

Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Franz Fanon

c)

Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dexter Gordon and Big Mama Thornton

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