Ch 8

Question 1

1. Soul music defies a precise definition, but often emphasizes what?

a) Complex musical arrangements
b) Technically impressive vocals
c) Free expression of emotions
d) Lyrical storytelling

Answer 1

c) Free expression of emotions

Question 2

**2. Which musical styles are considered to be foundational influences on Soul music? (Choose two) **

a) Country
b) Blues
c) Jazz
d) Classical

Answer 2

b) Blues
c) Jazz

Question 3

3. In the 1950s, record labels began marketing “black music” towards which audience?

a) Primarily African American listeners
b) Exclusively white audiences
c) Both Black and white audiences
d) Teenagers only

Answer 3

b) Exclusively white audiences

Question 4

The Apollo theater in Harlem is creative launching the careers of many black artist. When did it take on this role?
a) Early 1900s
b) 1934
c) After World War II
d) During the Civil Rights Movement

Answer 4

b) 1934

Question 5

5. Ahmet Ertegun(turkish) co-founded which record label that achieved success with Soul and R&B artists with Herb Abrasmson?

a) Stax
b) Atlantic Records
c) King Records
d) Motown

Answer 5

b) Atlantic Records

Question 6

6. What was the nickname for the Stax record label, known for artists like Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes?

a) “The Motor City Sound”
b) “The Birthplace of Rock and Roll”
c) “Soulsville, USA”
d) “The House that Blues Built”

Answer 6

c) “Soulsville, USA”

Question 7

7. Aretha Franklin received the nickname “Lady Soul.” What was the profession of her father, who greatly influenced her singing?

a) Record producer
b) Jazz musician
c) Gospel minister
d) Theater director

Answer 7

c) Gospel minister

Question 8

8. James Brown’s signature energetic dancing style and powerful vocals helped establish him as the “Godfather of Soul.” What record label was he signed to early in his career?

a) Atlantic
b) Stax
c) King Records
d) Motown

Answer 8

c) King Records

Question 9

9. Which Soul singer released the gospel album “Amazing Grace” in 1972, returning to her musical roots?

a) Aretha Franklin
b) Jackie Wilson
c) Curtis Mayfield
d) Tina Turner

Answer 9

a) Aretha Franklin

Question 10

12. Smokey Robinson was the lead singer for which Motown group that released hits like “Shop Around” and “Tears of a Clown”?

a) The Marvelettes
b) Martha and the Vandellas
c) The Miracles
d) The Four Tops

Answer 10

c) The Miracles

Question 11

11. Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, had what initial occupation before starting his record company?

a) Songwriter
b) Session musician
c) Record store owner
d) Concert promoter

Answer 11

c) Record store owner

Question 12

13. Which Motown girl group scored the #1 hit “Please Mr. Postman” in 1961, later covered by The Beatles and The Carpenters?

a) The Supremes
b) Martha and the Vandellas
c) The Marvelettes
d) Gladys Knight and the Pips

Answer 12

c) The Marvelettes

Question 13

14. Marvin Gaye started at Motown as a session musician for which group?

a) The Miracles
b) The Temptations
c) The Four Tops
d) The Supremes

Answer 13

a) The Miracles

Question 14

16. Which Motown group achieved the most #1 hits on the charts?

a) The Temptations
b) The Four Tops
c) The Supremes
d) Marvin Gaye

Answer 14

c) The Supremes

Question 15

17. What song by Gladys Knight and the Pips reached #1 in 1973, becoming one of their biggest hits?

a) “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
b) “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)”
c) “Midnight Train to Georgia”

Answer 15

c) “Midnight Train to Georgia”

Question 16

Aretha Franklin - “Lady Soul” had a singing style influenced by who?

Answer 16

Clara Ward and Mahalia Jackson

Question 17

What record label signed Arthen Franklin

Answer 17

Atlantic Records

Question 18

Who replaced a member of the Dominoes, and had several solo hits

Answer 18

Jackie Wilson

Question 19

Who was the most popular male Motown Group, and the two lead singers

Answer 19

The temptations, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin