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WorksheetsHoAP: L2
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name the 4 types of entertainment we use TODAY.
(a)
Name the 3 kinds of entertainment popular back in the day:
(a)
What were minstrel shows?
A form of entertainment popular in the 19th century that featured white performers in blackface
A type of political debate
A form of religious ceremony
A style of modern dance
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.
Who was the greatest American song composer of the 19th Century?
Irving Berlin
Stephen Collins Foster
George Gershwin
Cole Porter
Which of the following is NOT a song by Stephen Collins Foster?
Beautiful Dreamer
Camptown Races
Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
Yankee Doodle
According to the passage, Foster combined (a) songs and black American folk songs.
How old was Foster when he died, according to the passage?
(a)
What type of entertainment was Vaudeville?
A variety show
A movie
A sports event
A news program
Many of the popular songs during the Vaudeville era were known as (a) songs.
Fill in the blank: Parlor songs are songs written for (a) performance in the home.
What was the first million seller song in the United States, written in 1892?
Maple Leaf Rag
After the Ball
Swanee
The Entertainer
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of parlor songs?
Sentimental lyrics
Simple melodies
Strophic Form
Fast tempo
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.
Where was Tin Pan Alley located?
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York City
Nashville
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?
Crashing glass
Crashing tin
Crashing wood
Crashing drums
What was the main aim of Tin Pan Alley music?
To provide entertainment
To promote politics
To teach history
To encourage sports
Which of the following songs was NOT written by Irving Berlin?
Anything you can do, I can do better
Puttin' on the Ritz
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Hey Jude
What was Irving Berlin's original name?
(a)
Did Irving Berlin read much music?
True
False
How many songs did Irving Berlin compose?
(a)
What is the object shown in the image?
Telephone
Phonograph
Typewriter
Telegraph
Why did singers have to project their voices when using the phonograph?
Because the phonograph could not record very soft sounds.
Because singers wanted to sound louder.
Because the phonograph was a new technology.
Because it was a requirement for all singers.
