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Fried Chicken
Green Beans
Cornbread
Sweet Potato Pie
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What role did comic strips, radio programs, and movies play during the Great Depression? a. Because of their realistic subject matter, they reminded everyone of the economic problems the country was facing and the inability of government to come up with solutions. b. They were merely attempts by white people to further subjugate black people. c. They provided at least a small relief from the troubles of poverty and hunger. d. They provided an outlet for black creativity and career advancement.
What is They provided at least a small relief from the troubles of poverty and hunger.
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What lessons did Amos ‘n’ Andy teach white America? a. Racism is unacceptable, and that black and white people are equal. b. It is acceptable to laugh at black people’s efforts to get by in America. c. Black people could be successful in high-level positions in society. d. Black people could only be stereotyped as comedians or pranksters.
What is It is acceptable to laugh at black people’s efforts to get by in America.
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a. He became a communist, and was targeted for his political beliefs after World War II. b. Black people refused to see his movies, since he presented such a negative view of black people. c. White actors became increasingly jealous of his success, and white directors stopped hiring him. d. All of these answers are true.
He became a communist, and was targeted for his political beliefs after World War II.
100
Who was not a Chicago Renaissance artist? Richard Wright Arna Bontemps Louis Armstrong Aaron Douglas
What is d. Aaron Douglas
100
Which of the following was not characteristic of gospel music? a. The performance of the song used not only the voice, but also movements of the entire body. b. Since the music was carefully written down, it was important to perform the song the same way each time, or audiences would be disappointed. c. The vocalists often engaged in call-and-response interaction. d. Group participation was often involved.
What is b. Since the music was carefully written down, it was important to perform the song the same way each time, or audiences would be disappointed
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What did comic strips like “The Jones Family” say to African Americans? a. They were often more negative toward black family life and culture than even white comic strips were. b. They tried to provide blueprints for middle-class life, while emphasizing the difficulties black people faced in society. c. They only showed the positive aspects of black life, since they were trying to reform stereotypical images held by white people. d. All of these answers are true.
What is They tried to provide blueprints for middle-class life, while emphasizing the difficulties black people faced in society.
200
What roles did black actors generally play in films produced by white people? a. Generally, they only played slaves in background, non-speaking roles. b. That of servant or buffoon, although sometimes they could make substantial amounts of money and gain fame for such roles. c. Many films at this time were allowing black actors greater access to more creative roles. d. None of the answers is true.
What is That of servant or buffoon, although sometimes they could make substantial amounts of money and gain fame for such roles.
200
How were Oscar Micheaux’s films different from standard Hollywood fare? a. His films were even more outwardly racist than most Hollywood portrayals. b. He produced movies for and about black people, and often focused on race within black culture. c. He was a French director who produced films that strongly criticized American society and culture, including its racism. d. Oscar Micheaux’s films actually set the standard that the rest of Hollywood followed with respect to race.
What is He produced movies for and about black people, and often focused on race within black culture.
200
On which class of black people did many Chicago Renaissance writers focus during the 1930s and 1940s? a. The elite of black society, the “talented tenth” b. Middle-class blacks who had achieved some gains in black life c. Working-class blacks d. Chicago Renaissance writers focused exclusively on the evils of racist whites.
What is C.Working-class blacks
200
Who was most responsible for the development of urban gospel during the 1930s and 1940s? a. Louis Armstrong b. Lillian Hardin c. Thomas Dorsey d. Mahalia Jackson
What is c. Thomas Dorsey
300
What roles or jobs did African Americans generally have in radio? a. Some were allowed minor positions, especially if the show portrayed black people. b. African Americans did much of the writing, acting, and directing for the show Amos ‘n’ Andy. c. Blacks were completely excluded from the entertainment industry during the 1930s and 1940s. d. Very few—radio unions excluded them, and shows generally demeaned or marginalized black people.
What is Very few—radio unions excluded them, and shows generally demeaned or marginalized black people.
300
What 1930s movie most solidified black actors in the roles of servants in the American mind? a. Belle of the Nineties b. The Little Colonel c. Gone With the Wind d. None of these answers is correct.
What is Gone With the Wind
300
How did the minority groups that influenced Hollywood---Jewish and Italian Americans--- treat African Americans? a. They realized that they were also discriminated against, and tried to include them in film and television. b. They made no attempt to include them in Hollywood’s power structure, continuing to marginalize them. c. Jewish and Italian Americans were forbidden by the owners of studios from employing African American actors in anything but subservient roles. d. Jewish people had such little influence in Hollywood that they really could not change the situation for other minority groups.
What is They made no attempt to include them in Hollywood’s power structure, continuing to marginalize them
300
What changes occurred in music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s? a. Black music became a commodity, and some black people even became disk jockeys on radio. b. Music in Chicago never developed in the same way as it did in Harlem. c. Black music became more intellectual and esoteric, pushing average people away. d. Black music began to incorporate the use of drums and electric guitars.
What is Black music became a commodity, and some black people even became disk jockeys on radio.
300
Which of the following is true about Mahalia Jackson? a. She was a famous gospel singer, based in Chicago. b. She was the first African-American woman to write a fiction book published by a white press. c. She was a journalist who campaigned against lynching. d. All of these answers are true.
What is a. She was a famous gospel singer, based in Chicago.
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What was true about the radio program Amos ‘n’ Andy? a. It was a generally positive, non-stereotypical view of black people. b. It was one of many shows about black people on the radio at the time. c. It featured white actors performing the parts of black characters. d. None of these answers is true.
What is It featured white actors performing the parts of black characters.
400
What “first” is Hattie McDaniel known for? a. She was the first African American to win an Oscar. b. She was very outspoken for segregation, and was highly criticized by other African Americans. c. She was the first African American to gain a recording contract with a white studio. d. She refused to take any demeaning, stereotypical roles in her career as an actor.
What is She was the first African American to win an Oscar.
400
Where was the central, most vibrant place for the development of black culture in the 1930s and 1940s? a. Harlem b. Chicago c. Philadelphia d. New Orleans
What is B.Chicago
400
In what area of Chicago was jazz focused? a. Harlem b. the North Side c. the stockyard neighborhoods d. the South Side
What is d. the South Side
400
How did Katherine Dunham influence African-American dance? a. She was an anthropologist, and incorporated African ritual dances into her work. b. She was an outspoken critic of civil rights abuses. c. She opened a dance school for African Americans in Chicago. d. All of these answers are true.
What is d. All of these answers are true.
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How did black audiences react to Amos ‘n’ Andy? a. Black audiences were excited to have black actors accurately portraying black characters. b. Black people hoped that some black writers could get jobs on the show. c. Although many thought the show was accurately portraying black people, they wished it would focus on more positive aspects of black middle-class life. d. Many urban, educated black people resented the stereotypical view of black life presented by the show. Some attempted to get it banned from the radio.
What is Many urban, educated black people resented the stereotypical view of black life presented by the show. Some attempted to get it banned from the radio.
500
What was true about the film, The Negro Soldier (1944)? a. It was directed by Frank Capra, a white director. b. It was very popular among black audiences. c. It portrayed black people in a positive, favorable light, rather than simply portraying them as servants. d. All of these answers are correct
What is : d. All of these answers are correct
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What was one difference between Harlem Renaissance artists and Chicago Renaissance artists? a. Chicago Renaissance writers focused solely on political gains for their race. They refused to take part in “frivolous” fictional writing. b. Writers of the Chicago Renaissance refused to publish their works with white publishers. c. Chicago Renaissance writers generally did not feel that their work would solve racial problems. d. None of these answers is correct. The Chicago Renaissance was actually just a continuation of the Harlem Renaissance.
C. Chicago Renaissance writers generally did not feel that their work would solve racial problems.
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How was gospel music different from earlier spiritual black music? a. It was very similar, and basically copied earlier styles. b. It was never sung in churches, since most thought it was the “devil’s work.” c. It used instruments, including drums, guitars, and horns. d. It was developed in California, rather than in the deep South.
What is c. It used instruments, including drums, guitars, and horns.
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How did Dunham protest racism? a. She opened a school for black students, when none existed before. b. She incorporated elements of African culture into her choreography. c. She refused to return to some venues if they supported segregation. d. All of these answers are true.
What is d. All of these answers are true.