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WorksheetsBlack Music History Unit Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the instrument, invented by slaves that is a wooden box, modified to be played like a drum?
Cajon
Diddley-Bow
Banjo
Flute
What is the instrument, invented by slaves, that is a piece of wood with ONE guitar string attached to it?
Cajon
Diddley-Bow
Banjo
Clarinet
What is the instrument, invented by slaves attempting to recreate a traditional African string instrument?
Cajon
Diddley-bow
Banjo
Trumpet
These type of songs were sung by slaves while working in the field or on a plantation.
Nursery Rhymes
Lullabies
Folk songs
Field hollers/work songs
This type of music is the singing of religious songs.
Gospel/Spiritual Singing
Folk Songs
Nursery Rhymes
Lullabies
What is it called when former slaves began working on their own farms or farms owned by wealthy white people?
Slavery
Sharecropping
Farm work
Grounds keeper
What type of music became popular for former slaves in the United States?
The Blues
Calypso
Steelpan
Mento
What type of music became popular for former slaves in Jamaica?
The Blues
Calypso
Steelpan
Mento
What type of music became popular for former slaves in Trinidad and Tobago?
The Blues
Calypso & Steelpan
Ragtime
Mento
What was the term for biracial people in New Orleans during the 20th century?
free blacks
former slaves
Creole
biracial
This style of music was invented by Scott Joplin and combined his knowledge of classical and African music.
Ragtime
Jazz
Bebop
Swing
This style of music was popular in the 1920-30s and was the first style of Jazz music. It included the use of "swing" rhythms, and instruments such as trumpet, trombone, saxophone, clarinet, piano, and guitar.
Ragtime
Jazz
Bebop
Swing
These type of rhythms have a triplet feel, but skip the middle triplet.
Whole Notes
Quarter Notes
Eighth Notes
"Swing" rhythms
This style of Jazz was popular from the 1930s-40s and featured larger groups of musicians, usually at least 5 saxophones, 4 trombones, 4 trumpets, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and sometimes singers.
Big Band
Bebop
Swing
Jazz
This style of Jazz featured a small group of musicians playing music really fast.
Big Band
Bebop
Swing
Funk
Who was the guitar player that combined his love of blues and country music and created a faster version of blues music?
Mr. Hathcock
Scott Joplin
Chuck Berry
George Washington
This music was from Rock n' Roll originally and was only given to the music written by black musicians.
Swing
Jazz
Rock n' Roll
"Race Music"
This music was popular in the 1950s and is similar to Rock n' Roll but with more Jazz influences.
Rhythm and Blues (Rnb)
Swing
Soul
Funk
This music was popular in the 1960s and is similar to RnB but with more focus on the singer.
Rhythm and Blues (Rnb)
Swing
Soul
Funk
This type of music was popular in the 1960s and is similar to Soul but with more difficult instrument parts.
Rhythm and Blues (RnB)
Disco
Soul
Funk
This type of music was popular in the 1970s and is similar to Funk but a little slower and less aggressive.
Rhythm and Blues (RnB)
Disco
Soul
Funk
