Dau Harlem Renaissance

Question 1

Duke Ellington was a great Jazz composer and this?

Accepted Answer

Pianoist

Question 2

This artist won a Julius Rosenwald fellowship for her sculpture entitled Gamin?

Accepted Answer

Augusta Savage

Question 3

This jazz musical style consists of improvised singing of nonsense syllables.

Accepted Answer

Scat Singing

Question 4

When did African-American poets, musicians, actors, artists and intellectuals move to Harlem?

Accepted Answer

In 1920

Question 5

Aaron Douglas was this type of artist?

Accepted Answer

Illustrator

Question 6

West African slaves mixed their homeland music with American music to form this music type?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 7

When clubs started closing down in New Orleans, Jazz musicians moved to this Illinois City?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 8

This Jazz singer was known for her incredible voice and improvisational style?

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 9

She was the highest paid African-American Entertainer of her time.

Accepted Answer

Bessie Smith

Question 10

When did Jazz begin?

Accepted Answer

In the 1900's

Question 11

Laura Wheeler Waring was an African American Artist and what else?

Accepted Answer

Educator

Question 12

Making up music on the spot or without practicing is called...

Accepted Answer

Improvising

Question 13

He was the first mainstream African-American artist.

Accepted Answer

Jacob Lawrence

Question 14

This Jazz singer and trumpet player was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 15

These slaves were cut off from their instruments & music traditions when brought to America.

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West African

Question 16

Jazz started in this Louisiana City...

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 17

The migration north by African-American's, to Harlem, in the 1920's, was called...

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance

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