Identify an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong.Multiple choice question.He sang (in a manner of speaking), scatting in an amazingly creative, often humorous, always expressive way.He was a classically trained violinist who adored jazz but lacked the gift to create the uninhibited improvisations of the jazz musicians he admired.He was known for a time as the "king of jazz," but his music bore only a marginal relationship to real jazz.He combined ragtime and boogie-woogie techniques to produce his own inimitable piano style.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong?Multiple choice question.He recorded only twenty-nine songs, but his influence has been long-lasting and far-flung.He played the cornet in King Oliver's band and followed Oliver to Chicago, where he formed his own band and began making jazz recordings.He established a crucial link between early rural blues and sophisticated blues performances recorded for commercial distribution.He was raised as the son of ex-slaves in Alabama, learned to play the cornet as a young man, and joined a minstrel troupe.

Identify a characteristic of Charlie Parker.Multiple choice question.He introduced new rhythmic, melodic, and improvisational techniques that lifted jazz to a different plane.He provided a lush string sound to jazz replacing the brassier sound of big band jazz.He used the microphone not only to amplify but to alter his sax tones and add expressive effects.He introduced the role of accompaniment of instrumental soloists and outstanding vocalists in jazz.

Identify an accurate statement about jazz music.Multiple choice question.Rooted in folk and popular styles, jazz was hugely popular in mainstream music.Jazz is irregular in meter, excludes blues notes, and discourages improvisation.Jazz styles vary widely—in mood, instrumentation, tempo, and even artistic intent.The contribution of ragtime was insignificant in the evolution of jazz.

Which offshoot of cool jazz did Miles Davis help pioneer?Multiple Choicesoul jazzmodal jazzorchestral jazzhard bop

Identify an accurate statement about jazz.Multiple choice question.Jazz was considered music for dancing from the 1940s.Jazz always followed prearranged or familiar harmonic progressions.Jazz was performed frequently in concert by the early 1950s.Jazz never supported the idea of instrumental improvisation during performances.