Where did jazz originate and in what areas of that place was it played?

New Orleans; Red Light Districts

Who recorded the first jazz record?

The Original Dixieland Jazz Band

What was the Great Migration?

black people moving from rural areas to urban centers

The New Negro Anthology is a....

collection of works from the writers of the Renaissance

What does U.N.I.A stand for and who was its principle organizer?

Universal Negro Improvement Association; Marcus Garvey

Countee Cullen's Poem "Heritage" makes references to.....

Africa, Africans; his understanding of the continent in relation to himself

Marcus Garvey was.....

A Jamaican Immigrant, activist, and Self Proclaimed "President of Africa"

Langston Hughes did NOT write......

I Know Why the Caged Bird SIngs, Their Eyes Were Watching God

James Reese Europe is responsible for.....

Introducing Jazz to a new audience overseas

The Harlem Renaissance infused what into American culture?

black art, black literature, Black music

Jazz was considered what kind of music?

Immoral music because of its content and the locales it was played in

The poem "Harlem" opens with what line?

What happens to a dream deferred?

Published the Anthology, The New Negro

Langston Hughes was....

A poet and writer who was made famous through contributions to "The Crisis"

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1
Where did jazz originate and in what areas of that place was it played?
New Orleans; Red Light Districts
Chicago; Bars and Pubs
Los Angeles; Speakeasies
Harlem; Sugar Hill Neighborhood
2
When did the Great Migration start?
1910
1920
1965
1900
3
Where was Duke Ellington from?
Washington, DC
St. Louis, Mo
Memphis, Tn
Los Angeles, Ca
4
Who recorded the first jazz record?
James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters
The Original Band of Brothers
Duke Ellington and the Washingtonians
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
5
Which of these is Zora Neale Hurston's most famous work?
Baracoon
Their eyes were watching God
I know why the caged bird sings
How it feels to be colored me
6
What was the Great Migration?
Blacl people moving east to north
Blacl people moving south to west
black people moving from rural areas to urban centers
Black people moving to Harlem
7
The New Negro Anthology is a....
collection of plays from playwrights of the Renaissance
collection of sculptures from artists of the Renaissance
collection of works from the writers of the Renaissance
collection of movies from producers of the Renaissance
8
What does U.N.I.A stand for and who was its principle organizer?
United Negro Improvement Association; Alain Locke
Universal Negro Implementation Association; JellyRoll Morton
United National Immigration Association; W.E.B. Du Bois
Universal Negro Improvement Association; Marcus Garvey
9
Countee Cullen's Poem "Heritage" makes references to.....
Africa, Africans; his understanding of the continent in relation to himself
Politics and racial disadvantage in America and how it affects him
Northern Blacks and how they are different from southern blacks
Whites traveling to Africa slaves to make profit on the backs of blacks
10
The Blues is so named because of the frequent occurrence of...
storytelling and expression of feelings
blue notes
inspirational and motivational sound
Sad Situations
11
Marcus Garvey was.....
A lawyer, soldier, and leader of the Niagara Movement
A Jamaican Immigrant, activist, and Self Proclaimed "President of Africa"
A writer who was made famous by their contributions to "The Crisis"
The first African American to graduate from Harvard University
12
Langston Hughes did NOT write......
I Know Why the Caged Bird SIngs
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Ways of White Folks
Harlem
13
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet
Piano
Drums
Traingle
14
The Harlem Renaissance occurred in what year?
1980
1900
1970
1920
15
James Reese Europe is responsible for.....
the European continent being named after him
Introducing jazz to white people in the south
Introducing Jazz to a new audience overseas
Fighting during World War 2
16
The Harlem Renaissance infused what into American culture?
black art
black literature
Black music
black racial prejudice
17
Who is credited with the creation of the Blues?
W.E.B. Dubois
Thelonius Monk
W.C. Handy
Mamie Smith
18
Jazz was considered what kind of music?
Immoral music because of its content and the locales it was played in
Motivational music due to its fast pace, high spirits and positive message
Spiritual music; it was uplifting and based in Afro American southern music
19
The poem "Harlem" opens with what line?
Where do dreams go to die?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
20
Harlem Renaissance Jazz greats include all EXCEPT......
Buddy Bolden
Jellyroll Morton
James Reese Europe
Louis Armstrong
21
What was the name of W.E.B. Du Bois' editorial magazine?
The New Negro
Black and Proud
The Crisis
The Negro Problem
22
Alain Locke.....
wrote music for Duke Ellington
Published the Anthology, The New Negro
policed the art of other artists
23
Langston Hughes was....
A poet, writer, and publisher of the Anthology, The New Negro
A poet, writer, leader of the New Negro Movement
A poet and writer who was made famous through contributions to "The Crisis"
A figure that provided spaces for African Americans to display their art

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