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A young cornet player by the name of Louis Armstrong was discovered by Joe Oliver in New Orleans. He soon grew up to become one of the greatest and most successful musicians of all time, and later one of the biggest stars in the world. The impact of Armstrong and other talented early Jazz musicians changed the way we look at music.

1. The Passage answers which of the following questions?

(a) Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?

(b) What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?

(c) What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?

(d) Which early Jazz musicians most influenced the development of Blues music?

2. According to the passage, Jazz originated in

(a) Chicago

(b) St. Louis

(c) along the Mississippi river

(d) New Orleans

3. The word “welded” in line 6 is closest in meaning to

(a) squeezed

(b) bound

(c) added

(d) stirred

4. Which of the following distinguished Jazz as a new form of musical expression?

(a) the use of cornets

(b) “hot Jazz”

(c) improvisation

(d) New Orleans

5. The word “skeletal” in line 15 is closest in meaning to

(a) framework

(b) musical

(c) basic

(d) essential bsp;talented early Jazz musicians changed the way we look at music.

1. The Passage answers which of the following questions?

(a) Why did Ragtime, marching band music, and the Blues lose popularity after about 1900?

(b) What were the origins of Jazz and how did it differ from other forms of music?

(c) What has been the greatest contribution of cornet players to music in the twentieth century?

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