stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Mahalia Jackson Vocabulary & Concept Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Mahalia Jackson Vocabulary & Concept Review
Mahalia Jackson Vocabulary & Concept Review
22 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
27 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
22 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
22
Answers
1
What does
religious
mean?
belief in God
easily upset
innocent
careless
2
True or False: Artists can often inspire others through their music.
False
True
3
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted everyone to be treated __________.
roughly
differently
equally
based on the color on their skin
4
What does the idiom "dropped out" of school mean?
Let fall down
quit
started
removed
5
What does the "Blues" mean in this story?
Military uniform
Type of music
Feeling of unhappiness
A primary color
6
What can we infer about Mahalia's father?
He was a Gospel singer
He did not love his daughter
He was a hard worker
He liked Jazz
7
What is an antonym for the word "high" in the story?
low
note
big
front
8
What is a
choir
?
group of singers
courtyard
group of players
gallery
9
Mahalia Jackson sang before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's famous "I have a ________" speech.
school
dream
law
idea
10
What does the simile "make you start moaning like you just bit into the best fried chicken anybody made" mean
You will be a great cook
You will be happy
You will be hungry
You will be in pain
11
How do we know "Blues" means type of music?
Mahalia dropped out of school
Mahalia moved with her aunt
Mahalia was a singer
Mahalia went to church
12
What is a
barber?
one who makes bread
one who invents things
one who cuts hair
one who works in the garden
13
What is a
teenager
?
someone between 13 and 19 years old
a mature person
a special person
someone between 11 and 12
14
What is Mahalia's relationship to Bessie Smith?
Mahalia wants to sing like Bessie Smith
Mahalia wants to go to church with her
Mahalia wants to live with her
Mahalia wants to be friends with her
15
The blues had it's roots in African culture and ____________________.
politics
slavery
restaurants
states
16
What does
appreciate
mean?
value
desire
purchase
mend
17
Slaves often found comfort in singing songs that told of unhappiness, fear and hope.
False
True
18
Mahalia Jackson is known as the "Queen of ___________"
Jazz
Blues
Hip Hop
Gospel
19
Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and BB King are all examples of famous _____________ singers.
pop
blues
hip hop
jazz
20
What does
slavery
mean?
laws that are passed
practice of owning another person
selling of goods
protecting private property
21
What does
released
mean?
made public
threw out
approved
displayed
22
How do you know Mahalia wants to be like Bessie Smith?
"Mahalia was close friends with Martin Luther King Jr."
"Mahalia got to see her idol, Bessie Smith"
"Mahalia's first record was released"
"Mahalia's aunt was very religious"
