American jazz is a mixture of sounds borrowed from such varied sources as American and African folk music, European classical music, and Christian gospel songs. One of the recognizable characteristics of jazz is its use of improvisation: certain parts of the music are written out and played the same way by various performers, and other improvised parts are created spontaneously during a performance and vary widely from performer to performer.
The earliest form of jazz was ragtime, lively songs or rags performed on the piano, and the best- known of the ragtime performers and composers was Scott Joplin. Born in 1868 to former slaves, Scott Joplin earned his living from a very early age playing the piano in bars along the Mississippi. One of his regular jobs was in the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia, Missouri. It was there that he began writing the more than 500 compositions that he was to produce, the most famous of which was "The Maple Leaf Rag."
Question 1. This passage is mainly about ________.
     A. the major characteristics of jazz
     B. the life of Scott Joplin
     C. the various sources of jazz
     D. jazz in general and one specific type of jazz
Question 2. Which of the following is NOT a source of American jazz?
     A. European folk songs                                                B. American and African folk music
     C. Christian gospel songs                                             D. European classical music
Question 3. According to the passage, ragtime was _________.
     A. performed only at the Maple Leaf Club in Sedalia
     B. extremely soothing and sedate
     C. generally performed on a variety of instruments
     D. the first type of jazz
Question 4. The word "living" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to                     .
     A. life-style                        B. enjoyment                     C. money                           D. health
Question 5. The word "which" in paragraph 2 refers to ______________ .
     A. the Maple Leaf club                                                 B. over 500 compositions
     C. regular jobs                                                              D. Sedalia, Missouri
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