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- 1. Multiple ChoiceMotown music originated fromWest BronxMemphisChicagoDetroit
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe founder/father/creator of Motown was:Smokey RobinsonBerry GordyStevie WonderMarvin Gaye
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMotown is the combination of:soul & popsoul & funkjazz & funkjazz & pop
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe type of singing when one person sings lead and the others sing back up or echo the melody:rapimprovisationcall & responsefalsetto
- 5. Multiple Choice
Motown music was special because:
The songs were very political and influenced change
it provided for African American musicians an opportunity to record and become famous
it was the first genre of music to combine musicians of different races
for the first time, female groups and solo artists were main acts
- 6. Multiple Choice
The first famous FEMALE Motown GROUP was:
The Marvellettes
The Shirelles
The Supremes
Gladys Knight & the Pips
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe MOST famous FEMALE Motown GROUP was:The MarvellettesThe ShirellesThe SupremesGladys Knight & the Pips
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe FIRST famous Motown FEMALE SOLO singer was:Diana RossDonna SummerMary WellsFlorence Ballard
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe FIRST famous Motown MALE SOLO singer was:Berry GordySmokey RobinsonStevie WonderMarvin Gaye
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis group was famous for their songs “My Girl” “Get Ready” “The Way You Do The Things You DoThe Four TopsSmokey & the MiraclesThe Jackson 5The Temptations
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis group was famous for their songs "ABC", "I Want You Back", and "I'll Be There"The Four TopsSmokey & the MiraclesThe Jackson 5The Temptations
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat made Stevie Wonder a unique artist?he was African Americanhe couldn't speakhe was blindhe was deaf
- 13. Multiple ChoiceStevie Wonder was really good at which instrument early in his career?bongosharmonicadrumspiano
- 14. Multiple Choice“Mamma Said” was sung by:The MarvellettesThe ShirellesThe SupremesThe Temptations
- 15. Multiple Choice“Mr. Postman” was sung by:The MarvellettesThe ShirellesThe SupremesThe Temptations
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe songs “Baby Baby”“You Can’t Hurry Love” “Stop In The Name Of Love” were sung byThe MarvellettesThe ShirellesThe SupremesThe Temptations
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich member of the Supremes left the group and ended up in poverty and died young?Diana RossMary WilsonFlorence BallardMary Wells
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the sign say outside of Berry Gordy’s house recording studio?Motown, U.S.A.Hitsville, U.S.A.Motown RecordsTamla Records
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Berry Gordy leave Detroit to go to L.A.?to pursue a tv & movie careerto open a new record company on the west coastto scout for new talenthis Detroit studio went bankrupt
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe MOST famous FEMALE singer of the Motown Era was:Donna SummerDiana RossGladys KnightMary Wells
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