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Black Music History Unit Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the instrument, invented by slaves that is a wooden box, modified to be played like a drum?

a)

Cajon

b)

Diddley-Bow

c)

Banjo

d)

Flute

2.

What is the instrument, invented by slaves, that is a piece of wood with ONE guitar string attached to it?

a)

Cajon

b)

Diddley-Bow

c)

Banjo

d)

Clarinet

3.

What is the instrument, invented by slaves attempting to recreate a traditional African string instrument?

a)

Cajon

b)

Diddley-bow

c)

Banjo

d)

Trumpet

4.

These type of songs were sung by slaves while working in the field or on a plantation.

a)

Nursery Rhymes

b)

Lullabies

c)

Folk songs

d)

Field hollers/work songs

5.

This type of music is the singing of religious songs.

a)

Gospel/Spiritual Singing

b)

Folk Songs

c)

Nursery Rhymes

d)

Lullabies

6.

What is it called when former slaves began working on their own farms or farms owned by wealthy white people?

a)

Slavery

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Farm work

d)

Grounds keeper

7.

What type of music became popular for former slaves in the United States?

a)

The Blues

b)

Calypso

c)

Steelpan

d)

Mento

8.

What type of music became popular for former slaves in Jamaica?

a)

The Blues

b)

Calypso

c)

Steelpan

d)

Mento

9.

What type of music became popular for former slaves in Trinidad and Tobago?

a)

The Blues

b)

Calypso & Steelpan

c)

Ragtime

d)

Mento

10.

What was the term for biracial people in New Orleans during the 20th century?

a)

free blacks

b)

former slaves

c)

Creole

d)

biracial

11.

This style of music was invented by Scott Joplin and combined his knowledge of classical and African music.

a)

Ragtime

b)

Jazz

c)

Bebop

d)

Swing

12.

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.

a)

Ragtime

b)

Jazz

c)

Bebop

d)

Swing

13.

These type of rhythms have a triplet feel, but skip the middle triplet.

a)

Whole Notes

b)

Quarter Notes

c)

Eighth Notes

d)

"Swing" rhythms

14.

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.

a)

Big Band

b)

Bebop

c)

Swing

d)

Jazz

15.

This style of Jazz featured a small group of musicians playing music really fast.

a)

Big Band

b)

Bebop

c)

Swing

d)

Funk

16.

Who was the guitar player that combined his love of blues and country music and created a faster version of blues music?

a)

Mr. Hathcock

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

George Washington

17.

This music was from Rock n' Roll originally and was only given to the music written by black musicians.

a)

Swing

b)

Jazz

c)

Rock n' Roll

d)

"Race Music"

18.

This music was popular in the 1950s and is similar to Rock n' Roll but with more Jazz influences.

a)

Rhythm and Blues (Rnb)

b)

Swing

c)

Soul

d)

Funk

19.

This music was popular in the 1960s and is similar to RnB but with more focus on the singer.

a)

Rhythm and Blues (Rnb)

b)

Swing

c)

Soul

d)

Funk

20.

This type of music was popular in the 1960s and is similar to Soul but with more difficult instrument parts.

a)

Rhythm and Blues (RnB)

b)

Disco

c)

Soul

d)

Funk

21.

This type of music was popular in the 1970s and is similar to Funk but a little slower and less aggressive.

a)

Rhythm and Blues (RnB)

b)

Disco

c)

Soul

d)

Funk