501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
defining blues music.
b.
identifying the origin of the blues.
c.
describing the lyrics of a famous blues song.
d.
explaining why blues remakes were so popular.
e.
making a connection between the blues and the Civil Rights
movement.
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Critical Reading Questions
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328.
In the last paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 37–50), the author
suggests that
a.
the blues should be recognized as more important and complex
musical form than rock and roll.
b.
the golden age of rock and roll owes much to the popularity of
blues cover songs.
c.
music has always been a means for people to deal with intense
emotions and difficulties.
d.
a shared interest in the blues may have helped blacks and whites
better understand each other and ease racial tensions.
e.
the rock and roll versions of blues songs were better than the
originals.
329.
Both authors would agree on all of the following points EXCEPT