- 1. Which city was known as the 'capital of jazz' before Chicago?
A) Los Angeles
B) New Orleans
C) Miami
D) New York
- 2. Who was a prominent jazz musician associated with Chicago during this era?
A) Charlie Parker
B) Louis Armstrong
C) Miles Davis
D) Duke Ellington
- 3. Which river flows through Chicago, impacting its musical culture?
A) Chicago River
B) Hudson River
C) Mississippi River
D) Colorado River
- 4. What was a major industry in Chicago that attracted musicians to the city?
A) Tech
B) Fishing
C) Fashion
D) Meatpacking
- 5. What was the racial makeup of Chicago's jazz scenes during this period?
A) Exclusively White
B) Integrated
C) Homogeneous
D) Exclusively Black
- 6. What transportation advancements aided Chicago's jazz popularity?
A) Railroads
B) Air Travel
C) Cars
D) Boats
- 7. What cultural movement influenced the social dynamics of jazz in Chicago?
A) Civil Rights Movement
B) Harlem Renaissance
C) Beat Generation
D) Hippie Movement
- 8. What technological innovation influenced jazz distribution in Chicago?
A) Telegraph
B) Cinema
C) Television
D) Radio
- 9. What was a significant impact of the Chicago music scene on jazz history?
A) Rise of Classical Music
B) Decline of Jazz
C) Global Ban on Jazz
D) Innovation in Jazz Styles
- 10. In which decade did Chicago start to gain prominence in the jazz scene?
A) 1930s
B) 1920s
C) 1950s
D) 1940s
- 11. Which famous jazz club was located in Chicago during its jazz heyday?
A) Preservation Hall
B) Birdland
C) Cotton Club
D) The Green Mill
- 12. Who was a prominent Chicago jazz composer known for his work 'A Night in Tunisia'?
A) Charles Mingus
B) Thelonious Monk
C) Dizzy Gillespie
D) John Coltrane
- 13. Who was a celebrated Chicago jazz vocalist known for her unique scat singing style?
A) Billie Holiday
B) Ella Fitzgerald
C) Carmen McRae
D) Sarah Vaughan
- 14. What significant event occurred in 1917 that influenced the jazz scene in Chicago?
A) The Great Migration
B) The Harlem Renaissance
C) The Prohibition Era
D) The Wall Street Crash
- 15. Which saxophonist from Chicago became famous for his collaborations with Miles Davis?
A) John Coltrane
B) Charlie Parker
C) Stan Getz
D) Lester Young
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