What is an African American spiritual?

Religious folk song sung by enslaved people while working in the fields

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1
Who pioneered the blues and was known as "King of the Delta Blues?"
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mamie Smith
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
2
What genre lead to the creation of the blues?
African American spirituals
Rock
Soul
Symphonies
3
Which is not true of the blues?
Usually a singer and guitar
They were simple and repetitive
They were fast and complicated
They were usually about hardships
4
When did the blues begin?
2000s - present
Post civil war
Pre civil war
1700-1800
5
Who set the standard for blues in Chicago?
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
Mamie Smith
Stevie Ray Vaughan
6
Which of the following is NOT true of the structure of African American spirituals?
They were a call and response structure
They were passed on through oral tradition
The lyrics were repetitive and therefore easy to learn
They were difficult to learn
7
The blues was a genre primarily sung by African Americans.
False
True
8
Where did the blues originate?
Southern US
Ireland
The UK
Northern US
9
Who was the first person to record a blues record?
Mamie Smith
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
10
What is oral tradition?
Passing something on by mouth
Never passing something on
Passing something on in writing
Passing something on through different languages
11
Which of the following subjects were NOT covered in African American spirituals?
The hardships of slavery
Heartbreak
Protest
Religious themes
12
What is an African American spiritual?
Sacred instrumental song played by enslaved people
A song sung in 1800s churches
Religious folk song sung by enslaved people while working in the fields
A secular folk song
13
Which is NOT a reason that enslaved people sang spirituals?
To make the work more bearable through the enjoyment of music
To protest or escape slavery
To celebrate slavery
To find a sense of culture/comfort/identity
14
When were African American spirituals originally sung?
2000s
1900s
70 BCE
1800s
15
African American spirituals are no longer sang in church services today.
False
True
16
Where were African American spirituals originally sung?
Churches
Meetings
In the cotton fields
School
17
Which of the following is NOT true about African American spirituals?
They helped enslaved people escape
They preserve a part of African American culture
They ended the civil war
They lead to many of the music genres we enjoy today

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African American Music

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Questions 17

Answers

1
Who pioneered the blues and was known as "King of the Delta Blues?"
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mamie Smith
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
2
What genre lead to the creation of the blues?
African American spirituals
Rock
Soul
Symphonies
3
Which is not true of the blues?
Usually a singer and guitar
They were simple and repetitive
They were fast and complicated
They were usually about hardships
4
When did the blues begin?
2000s - present
Post civil war
Pre civil war
1700-1800
5
Who set the standard for blues in Chicago?
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
Mamie Smith
Stevie Ray Vaughan
6
Which of the following is NOT true of the structure of African American spirituals?
They were a call and response structure
They were passed on through oral tradition
The lyrics were repetitive and therefore easy to learn
They were difficult to learn
7
The blues was a genre primarily sung by African Americans.
False
True
8
Where did the blues originate?
Southern US
Ireland
The UK
Northern US
9
Who was the first person to record a blues record?
Mamie Smith
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Johnson
Muddy Waters
10
What is oral tradition?
Passing something on by mouth
Never passing something on
Passing something on in writing
Passing something on through different languages
11
Which of the following subjects were NOT covered in African American spirituals?
The hardships of slavery
Heartbreak
Protest
Religious themes
12
What is an African American spiritual?
Sacred instrumental song played by enslaved people
A song sung in 1800s churches
Religious folk song sung by enslaved people while working in the fields
A secular folk song
13
Which is NOT a reason that enslaved people sang spirituals?
To make the work more bearable through the enjoyment of music
To protest or escape slavery
To celebrate slavery
To find a sense of culture/comfort/identity
14
When were African American spirituals originally sung?
2000s
1900s
70 BCE
1800s
15
African American spirituals are no longer sang in church services today.
False
True
16
Where were African American spirituals originally sung?
Churches
Meetings
In the cotton fields
School
17
Which of the following is NOT true about African American spirituals?
They helped enslaved people escape
They preserve a part of African American culture
They ended the civil war
They lead to many of the music genres we enjoy today