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Question #1
A blues text typically consists of a _____ stanza whose first two lines are identical.
A.
two-line
B.
four-line
C.
three-line
D.
five-line
Question #2
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk were figureheads of what jazz style?
A.
big-band
B.
bebop
C.
ragtime
D.
blues
Question #3
A jazz chorus is
A.
an ostinato used in jazz.
B.
a single statement of a melodic-harmonic pattern.
C.
another word for solo.
D.
an a cappella vocal group that only sings jazz.
Question #4
Which is NOT true of Duke Ellington?
A.
He is credited with the invention of scat-singing.
B.
He was a pianist
C.
He was the bandleader of the Washingtonians.
D.
He was big-band jazz arranger.
Question #5
Duke Ellington is associated with
A.
New Orleans jazz.
B.
big-band jazz.
C.
bebop.
D.
Third-Stream jazz.
Question #6
Ellington’s first group was called
A.
the Harlem Hepcats.
B.
the Washingtonians.
C.
Ellington’s Elite Eight.
D.
the Cotton Club Cats.
Question #7
In the 1930s and 40s, early jazz gave way to
A.
West coast jazz.
B.
swing, or big-band.
C.
Latin jazz.
D.
bebop.
Question #8
Latin American percussion instruments and dance rhythms had an influence on jazz.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #9
Louis Armstrong is credited with the invention of scat-singing.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
Melodic "pitch bending" is also known as
A.
bent notes.
B.
jazz tones.
C.
blue tones.
D.
blue notes.
Question #11
_____ is where the fusion of ragtime, blues, and other musics resulted in the development of jazz.
A.
Harlem
B.
St. Louis
C.
Atlanta
D.
New Orleans
Question #12
Eighteenth-century slaves from Africa’s west coast brought the _______ style to America.
A.
call-and-response singing
B.
bebop
C.
swing
D.
scat-singing
Question #13
Big-band jazz is a
A.
style known for complex harmonies and virtuosic soloists
B.
style related to cool jazz, with mixed timbres and contrapuntal improvisations
C.
refrained style with rich harmonies and moderate tempos and volume.
D.
large-ensemble style with sections of brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.
Question #14
Which singer is also known as "Lady Day"?
A.
Billie Holiday
B.
"Big Mama" Thornton
C.
Judy Garland
D.
Bessie Smith
Question #15
The classically trained pianist who served as an arranger and composer for the Ellington band was:
A.
Aaron Copland.
B.
Billy Strayhorn.
C.
Billie Holiday.
D.
Louis Armstrong.
Question #16
The music heard in Congo Square was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A.
syncopations.
B.
polyrhythms.
C.
piano accompaniment.
D.
strong pulse.
Question #17
The text of country or rural blues that arose in the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War
A.
All possible answers.
B.
typically consisted of a three-line stanza.
C.
was set to a repeating harmonic pattern.
D.
voiced the difficulties of everyday life.
Question #18
Where did slaves meet in the pre-Civil War era to dance to the accompaniment of drums, gourds, mouth harps, and banjos?
A.
Lafayette Square in New Orleans
B.
Congo Square in New Orleans
C.
Times Square in New York
D.
the French Quarter in New York
Question #19
Which is NOT generally regarded as a primary antecedent to jazz?
A.
parlor songs
B.
African American ceremonial and work songs
C.
Euro-American vernacular traditions
D.
popular dances, ragtime
Question #20
Which is NOT true of a typical blues progression?
A.
It is 12 bars in length
B.
The number of bars in each section varies.
C.
The harmonies are standard.
D.
It is 16 bars in length.
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