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Gospel and Soul

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gospel music has had an even greater influence on rock music than blues.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Gospel first emerged from the fusion of ​ (a)   musical traditions with the experiences of ​ (b)   , ​ (c)   practices, and the ​ (d)   associated with the American South.

Choose from the below words
West African
slavery
Christian
hardships
3.

Two factors that led to Gospel music spreading from the South to the entire nation were:

a)

World War 2

b)

Radio

c)

the Great Migration

d)

the increased influence of the African American church

4.

In some cases, a gospel song could be converted to a soul song just by changing the ______.

a)

music

b)

artist

c)

harmony

d)

lyrics

5.

In other cases, it was the rich ​ (a)   ​ (b)   of groups such as the ​ (c)   and the Golden Gate Quartet that informed the sound of ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
vocal
harmonies
Jordanaires
pop music
6.

Elvis Presley’s vocal stylings bore the unmistakable influence of the Gospel sound he had heard growing up in the poor neighborhoods of Tupelo and Memphis.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The four elements of gospel music are:

a)

complex rhythms

b)

group singing

c)

sacred lyrics

d)

call and response

e)

use of instruments

8.

A main difference between gospel and soul music is that the ​ (a)   of the song (the "person") shifts from ​ (b)   to ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
subject
God
a person
9.

Sam Cooke released the song ​ (a)   " as a gospel song in 1959. He changed the ​ (b)   so that they were ​ (c)   in tone and re-released the song under the title ​ (d)   in 1963 under the stage name of ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
"Wonderful
lyrics
secular
"Loveable"
Dale Cook
10.

Soul Music is basically Gospel Music without the sacred (Christian) lyrics.

a)

True

b)

False