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The Intriguing Origins of Jazz Music in America
  • 1. Who was known as the 'King of Swing'?
A) Duke Ellington
B) Count Basie
C) Benny Goodman
D) Charlie Parker
  • 2. Which dance style became synonymous with the swing jazz era?
A) Tango
B) Ballet
C) Lindy Hop
D) Breakdancing
  • 3. What played a key role in the spread of jazz music across the United States?
A) The Civil Rights Movement
B) The Space Race
C) The Prohibition Era
D) The Great Migration
  • 4. What is a jam session in jazz lingo?
A) Official concert with assigned repertoires
B) Synchronized dancing performance
C) Informal gathering of musicians improvising together
D) Musical notation reading workshop
  • 5. Who was a pioneer of jazz piano and known for his virtuosic playing?
A) Thelonious Monk
B) Bill Evans
C) Art Tatum
D) Chick Corea
  • 6. Who was one of the leading figures in the development of jazz fusion music?
A) Miles Davis
B) Louis Armstrong
C) Dizzy Gillespie
D) Earl Hines
  • 7. Which artist is often associated with the emergence of bebop jazz?
A) Duke Ellington
B) Charlie Parker
C) Benny Goodman
D) Louis Armstrong
  • 8. Which influential jazz composer and bandleader was known as the 'Duke'?
A) Coleman Hawkins
B) Count Basie
C) Benny Goodman
D) Duke Ellington
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