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1
A trumpeter and vocalist who was among the most influential figures in jazz.
John Coltrane
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
2
Which artist’s work represents the historical movement of African Americans to the North at the end of World War I?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Jacob Riis
Jacob Lawrence
3
A word that means 'rebirth'
Jazz
Blues
Tulips
Renaissance
4
Who was involved in the Harlem Renaissance?
African American writers and performers
Flappers and Tin Lizzies
Hispanics and Native Americans artists
African American business men
5
Who is the artist of this painting?
Georgia O'Keffee
Bessie Smith
Jacob Lawrence
Langston Hughes
6
Which individual was not a musical artist of the Harlem Renaissance?
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Georgia O’Keeffe
Bessie Smith
7
Whose music was known for being a balance between modern music and American folk styles?
Bessie Smith
Duke Ellington
Aaron Copland
George M. Cohan
8
Which artist is incorrectly matched with his or her career?
John Steinbeck — composer
Langston Hughes — poet
F. Scott Fitzgerald — novelist
Bessie Smith — singer
9
The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the —
Harlem Revival
Black Eagles
Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration
10
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural explosion caused by the Great Migration.
False
True
11
The Harlem Renaissance refers to the efforts of African American artists, writers and musicians of the 1920s-30s to tell
about African American culture through African American experiences
how to fix the problems faced by African Americans
how African Americans got to America
why whites discriminated against African Americans
12
A melancholic musical style based in the African American tradition.
Blues
Folk
Jazz
Rock
13
Which two people were composers of American music during the 1920s and 1930s?
John Dillinger and Bonnie and Clyde
Aaron Copland and George Gershwin
Will Rogers and Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie and Georgia O’Keeffe
14
The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about migrant workers during the Depression, was written by -
Georgia O'Keeffe
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
15
Which artist is known for paintings of urban scenes?
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
Georgia O'Keeffe
Jacob Lawrence
16
Wrote about the 'Jazz Age"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
George Gershwin
Aaron Copland
17
What form of jazz was made known worldwide by Bessie Smith?
String jazz
Big Band jazz
The Blues
Mississippi River jazz
18
What is urbanization?
When the country is turned into a city
Movement of people from the country to the city
When people flee the city
A musical genre from Chicago
19
She was known as the "Empress of the Blues"
Alicia Keys
Lauryn Hill
Beyonce
Bessie Smith
20
The following individuals contributed to the literature, art, and music of the Harlem Renaissance except --
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
George Gershwin
Jacob Lawrence
21
Langston Hughes is known for which cultural movement?
Harlem Renaissance
Realism
Victorian
Surrealist Movement
22
Which title best completes this graphic organizer?
Artists of the Twenty-first Century
Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Leaders of Prohibition
Leaders of the Great Depression
23
A music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Heavy Metal
Jazz
Hip Hop
Reggae
24
A composer whose music spanned both popular and classical genres.
Jacob Lawrence
Aaron Copland
John Steinbeck
George Gershwin
25
Which artist of the 1920s painted bright urban scenes and then changed to desert scenes of the Southwest?
Langston Hughes
Georgia O’Keeffe
Edward Hopper
Winslow Homer
26
Which statement correctly matches the author and his work?
Langston Hughes was a novelist who wrote about the poor migrant workers.
Jacob Lawrence was an artist who painted urban and Southwest scenes.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age.
John Steinbeck was a poet
27
The Great Migration was the mass exodus of immigrants from Europe to the US.
True
False
28
Big band jazz orchestra leader.
Sammie Sosa
Tom Hope
Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday