The Great Migration — Quiz

Question 1

The Cotton Club was famous for which of these?

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music

Question 2

Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration?

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Detroit and Chicago

Question 3

Which is the best example of an effect of the Harlem Renaissance on music?

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It brought jazz to a wider American audience.

Question 4

Which best describes how the Great Migration affected Northern cities?

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Northern cities grew more diverse as African Americans shared their culture.

Question 5

The Chicago Defender called for an end to lynching and segregation. How did this influence the Great Migration?

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these were push factors

Question 6

Musician and composer George Gershwin was known for helping to spread jazz to

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Europe.

Question 7

In the early 1900s, the Chicago Defender was

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an African American newspaper.

Question 8

Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were

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segregation and low wages.

Question 9

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called

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push factors.

Question 10

In which city is Harlem located?

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New York City

The Great Migration — Quiz Answers