The 1619 Project - Chapter 14 Quiz

What does Wesley Morris suggest about the relationship between Black music and American music?

Question Answer Choices The dividing line between 'Black music' and 'American music' remained very clear throughout history. American music influenced Black music but not the other way around. The dividing line between 'Black music' and 'American music' began to blur as radios and televisions brought more Black entertainers into white American homes. Black music was completely separate from American music and had no influence on it.

What does Wesley Morris say about the role of Black entertainers in segregated clubs?

Question Answer Choices White Americans avoided segregated clubs because of Black entertainers. White Americans packed segregated clubs to see Black musicians, who often couldn’t legally have attended as guests. Black musicians were not allowed to perform in segregated clubs. Black musicians only performed in integrated clubs where they were welcomed as guests.

What does Wesley Morris note about the success of popular jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington?

Question Answer Choices Their success had no connection to American cultural dynamics. Their success capitalized on white American hunger for 'secondhand Blackness.' Their success was due to their exclusive appeal to Black audiences. Their success was solely based on their technical musical skills.

According to Wesley Morris, what was the impact of minstrel shows on Black performers?

Question Answer Choices Minstrel shows were exclusively performed by Black entertainers without any mockery. Minstrel shows helped Black performers gain respect and equality in society. Black performers were banned from participating in minstrel shows. Some Black performers actually performed in 'Blackface' themselves, mimicking a white person’s mockery of Black behavior.

What does Wesley Morris say about the role of Black music in American culture?

Question Answer Choices Black music is a recent addition to American culture. Black music is a niche genre with limited impact on the culture. Black music is a minor influence on American culture. Black music is the sun around which the culture orbits.

What does Wesley Morris say about the impact of Spirituals during plantation slavery?

Question Answer Choices Spirituals were used to entertain the enslavers exclusively. Spirituals had no significant impact during plantation slavery. Spirituals united enslaved people in defiance of the atrocity of their circumstances. Spirituals were only sung by the plantation owners.

What does Wesley Morris say about the success of Black music in America?

Question Answer Choices Black music represents possibly the greatest success of Black people in America. Black music represents a moderate success of Black people in America. Black music is one of the minor successes of Black people in America. Black music has had very little success in America.

What historical roots does Wesley Morris trace Black music back to?

Question Answer Choices The roots of Black music trace back to plantation slavery when Spirituals united enslaved people. The roots of Black music trace back to the Civil Rights Movement. The roots of Black music trace back to the Jazz Age. The roots of Black music trace back to the Harlem Renaissance.

What does Wesley Morris argue about the appropriation of Black music in America?

Question Answer Choices Black music has had no influence on American music. It is easy to find popular compositions that do not lift from Black music. Black music has become so foundational to American music as a whole that it’s difficult to find a popular composition that doesn’t lift from it. American music has remained completely separate from Black music.

What does Wesley Morris argue about the nature of Black music in America?

Question Answer Choices Black music is the music of a population that embraces subjugation. Black music is the music of a population that has always been subjugated. Black music is the music of a population that is indifferent to subjugation. Black music is the music of a population that refuses to be subjugated.