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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is Ira Gershwin?George's Father who supported him financiallyGeorge's Friend who advertised his concertsThe singer who performed Gershwin's songsGeorge's brother and lyricist/writing partner
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWho is Al Jolson?George's Father who supported him financiallyGeorge's Friend who advertised his concertsA singer who performed Gershwin's songsGeorge's brother and lyricist/writing partner
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat song of George Gershwin's did Al Jolson make famous?I Got RhythmSwaneeSummertimeStrike Up the Band
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat show is "I Got Rhythm" from?Girl CrazyLady Be GoodFunny FaceStrike Up The Band
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhere did George Gershwin grow up?RussiaGermanyNew York CitySt. Louis
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was George Gershwin born?1698179818981998
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did George Gershwin's parents leave Russia?They weren't RussianThey were Jewish and forced to live in ghettos in RussiaThey wanted to move to GermanyThey had family in the United States
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho taught George Gershwin music lessons when he was 14?Al JolsonScott JoplinJerome H. RemickCharles Hambitzer
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did George Gershwin's family change their last name from Gershowitz to Gershwin?They wanted to sound more American and not be associated with being Russian Jews.People couldn't pronounce GershwinHe needed a cool stage name
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat types of music inspired George Gershwin?Rap and R&BCountry MusicItalian opera, African American ragtime and jazz, and Jewish klezmer clarinet music
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich did not happen during the Roaring 20s?The stock market crashed at the end of the decadeRadios were in every homeWorld War II endedRoads and highways built
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the concert when Rhapsody in Blue premiered?An Experiment in Modern MusicRhapsody in BlueGirl Crazy
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat opera house in New York didn't allow Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess to be performed because of their racist policies?The Metropolitan OperaThe OrdwayThe Orpheum
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich character sings Summertime?ClaraPorgyBessSerena
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich character sings I Got Plenty of Nothing?ClaraPorgyBessSerena
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho sings Bess you is my Woman now?Clara and PorgyPorgy and BessClara and BessSerena and Porgy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Porgy and Bess take place?New YorkSouth CarolinaMinnesotaRussia
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhere does Porgy go to find Bess at the end of the opera?New YorkSouth CarolinaMinnesotaRussia
- 19. Multiple ChoiceHow old was George Gershwin when he died of a brain tumor?37254852
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