1. Which instrument is very commonly used in blues music to help tell stories of struggle and triumph?
- A. The trumpet
- B. The violin
- C. The guitar
- D. The piano
2. The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, is widely known as the birthplace of which major American musical art form?
- A. Bluegrass
- B. Jazz
- C. Country
- D. Rock and roll
3. The text describes jazz as a "lively" form of music that grew out of what earlier, often sorrowful, musical style?
- A. The blues
- B. Bluegrass
- C. Cajun music
- D. Classical music
4. Which Tennessee city, home to Beale Street, became a famous center for the development of blues music?
- A. New Orleans
- B. Nashville
- C. Montgomery
- D. Memphis
5. What was a primary reason African Americans in the Southeast created blues music?
- A. To celebrate winning military battles
- B. To share feelings of sadness and hope from their difficult lives
- C. To create dance music for parties on plantations
- D. To copy the music they heard from European settlers
6. The success of the plantation economy in the Southeast depended on the forced work of which group of people?
- A. Paid workers who traveled from northern states
- B. Enslaved Africans and their descendants
- C. European immigrants who signed work contracts
- D. Landowners and their immediate families
7. Under the system of slavery on plantations, how were enslaved people legally viewed by landowners?
- A. As citizens with very limited rights
- B. As property that could be bought and sold
- C. As temporary workers who would later be freed
- D. As apprentices learning a new trade
8. Which two crops were most central to the growth of the plantation economy in the Southeast?
- A. Corn and wheat
- B. Potatoes and squash
- C. Tobacco and cotton
- D. Oranges and sugarcane
9. What was the main foundation of the Southeast's economy before the Civil War?
- A. Work done by enslaved people
- B. Building ships for international trade
- C. Small family farms growing diverse foods
- D. Manufacturing goods in urban factories
10. Which statement best describes the life of an enslaved person on a plantation?
- A. They were paid small wages for their work.
- B. They were free to leave if they were unhappy.
- C. They were forced to work without pay or freedom.
- D. They could own small plots of land for themselves.