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