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HoAP: L2

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the 4 types of entertainment we use TODAY.

(a)  

2.

Name the 3 kinds of entertainment popular back in the day:

(a)  

3.

What were minstrel shows?

a)

A form of entertainment popular in the 19th century that featured white performers in blackface

b)

A type of political debate

c)

A form of religious ceremony

d)

A style of modern dance

4.

Fill in the blank: Blackface is when someone who is not Black uses (a)   to darken their skin and often exaggerates facial features like lips.

5.

Who was the greatest American song composer of the 19th Century?

a)

Irving Berlin

b)

Stephen Collins Foster

c)

George Gershwin

d)

Cole Porter

6.

Which of the following is NOT a song by Stephen Collins Foster?

a)

Beautiful Dreamer

b)

Camptown Races

c)

Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair

d)

Yankee Doodle

7.

According to the passage, Foster combined (a)   songs and black American folk songs.

8.

How old was Foster when he died, according to the passage?

(a)  

9.

What type of entertainment was Vaudeville?

a)

A variety show

b)

A movie

c)

A sports event

d)

A news program

10.

Many of the popular songs during the Vaudeville era were known as (a)   songs.

11.

Fill in the blank: Parlor songs are songs written for (a)   performance in the home.

12.

What was the first million seller song in the United States, written in 1892?

a)

Maple Leaf Rag

b)

After the Ball

c)

Swanee

d)

The Entertainer

13.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of parlor songs?

a)

Sentimental lyrics

b)

Simple melodies

c)

Strophic Form

d)

Fast tempo

14.

Tin Pan Alley was the name given to a group of music (a)   in New York City who dominated the popular music industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

15.

Where was Tin Pan Alley located?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Chicago

c)

New York City

d)

Nashville

16.

Tin Pan Alley's name came from pianos and singers making music from the open windows above the street. It was described as sounding like what?

a)

Crashing glass

b)

Crashing tin

c)

Crashing wood

d)

Crashing drums

17.

What was the main aim of Tin Pan Alley music?

a)

To provide entertainment

b)

To promote politics

c)

To teach history

d)

To encourage sports

18.

Which of the following songs was NOT written by Irving Berlin?

a)

Anything you can do, I can do better

b)

Puttin' on the Ritz

c)

Alexander's Ragtime Band

d)

Hey Jude

19.

What was Irving Berlin's original name?

(a)  

20.

Did Irving Berlin read much music?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How many songs did Irving Berlin compose?

(a)  

22.

What is the object shown in the image?

a)

Telephone

b)

Phonograph

c)

Typewriter

d)

Telegraph

23.

Why did singers have to project their voices when using the phonograph?

a)

Because the phonograph could not record very soft sounds.

b)

Because singers wanted to sound louder.

c)

Because the phonograph was a new technology.

d)

Because it was a requirement for all singers.