- 1. Which city was known as the 'capital of jazz' before Chicago?
A) New Orleans
B) Miami
C) New York
D) Los Angeles
- 2. Who was a prominent jazz musician associated with Chicago during this era?
A) Louis Armstrong
B) Duke Ellington
C) Charlie Parker
D) Miles Davis
- 3. Which river flows through Chicago, impacting its musical culture?
A) Hudson River
B) Chicago River
C) Colorado River
D) Mississippi River
- 4. What was a major industry in Chicago that attracted musicians to the city?
A) Meatpacking
B) Fishing
C) Fashion
D) Tech
- 5. What was the racial makeup of Chicago's jazz scenes during this period?
A) Integrated
B) Homogeneous
C) Exclusively White
D) Exclusively Black
- 6. What transportation advancements aided Chicago's jazz popularity?
A) Air Travel
B) Railroads
C) Boats
D) Cars
- 7. What cultural movement influenced the social dynamics of jazz in Chicago?
A) Civil Rights Movement
B) Beat Generation
C) Hippie Movement
D) Harlem Renaissance
- 8. What technological innovation influenced jazz distribution in Chicago?
A) Cinema
B) Television
C) Telegraph
D) Radio
- 9. What was a significant impact of the Chicago music scene on jazz history?
A) Decline of Jazz
B) Global Ban on Jazz
C) Innovation in Jazz Styles
D) Rise of Classical Music
- 10. In which decade did Chicago start to gain prominence in the jazz scene?
A) 1930s
B) 1950s
C) 1940s
D) 1920s
- 11. Which famous jazz club was located in Chicago during its jazz heyday?
A) Preservation Hall
B) The Green Mill
C) Cotton Club
D) Birdland
- 12. Who was a prominent Chicago jazz composer known for his work 'A Night in Tunisia'?
A) Charles Mingus
B) Dizzy Gillespie
C) John Coltrane
D) Thelonious Monk
- 13. Who was a celebrated Chicago jazz vocalist known for her unique scat singing style?
A) Carmen McRae
B) Billie Holiday
C) Sarah Vaughan
D) Ella Fitzgerald
- 14. What significant event occurred in 1917 that influenced the jazz scene in Chicago?
A) The Prohibition Era
B) The Harlem Renaissance
C) The Great Migration
D) The Wall Street Crash
- 15. Which saxophonist from Chicago became famous for his collaborations with Miles Davis?
A) Stan Getz
B) John Coltrane
C) Charlie Parker
D) Lester Young
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