Sun Ra: Music from Outer Space

1.

4 points

Sun Ra called his band the Arkestra because he did not know how to spell orchestra.

Correct Inference

Faulty Inference

2.

4 points

He was a bit vague about when he had first come to Earth.
Which word is a synonym for "vague"?

unreasonable

unclear

certain

3.

4 points

Which statement below is too general, or too broad?

Sun Ra was a musician who began performing in the 1950's.

On stage, Sun Ra and the members of his band often wore capes with planets stitched onto them.

Sun Ra, who claimed to have come from Saturn, was a musician whose musical style and concerts were attention getting and sometimes outrageous.

4.

4 points

Sun Ra was not a skilled musician.

Faulty Inference

Correct Inference

5.

4 points

These concerts, which began in the 1950s, could be bizarre and even a bit scary.
Which word is a synonym for "bizarre"?

weird

ordinary

harmful

6.

4 points

Other times they donned Robin Hood outfits or capes with planets stitched onto them.
Which word is an antonym for "donned"?

put on

took off

handed out

7.

4 points

Which statement is the weakest argument for believing that Sun Ra was an immortal visitor from Saturn?

Sun Ra's music sounded as if it came from out of this world.

Sun Ra died in 1993.

Sun Ra said that he had been taken on a sightseeing trip to Jupiter.

8.

4 points

Sun Ra was confident, energetic, and creative.

Faulty Inference

Correct Inference

9.

4 points

What does the author imply by saying "He was a bit vague about when he had first come to Earth?"

Sun Ra didn't think the actual date was very important.

Sun Ra couldn't remember the actual date because he was so old.

Sun Ra couldn't name a specific date because he really was from Earth.

10.

4 points

Some people went to the Arkestra's concerts just to see the show.

Correct Inference

Faulty Inference

11.

4 points

When the light went on, the scene was often utter chaos.
Which word is an antonym for "chaos"?

confusion

order

horror

12.

4 points

Sun Ra has claimed that he first came to Earth in

A.D. 1055.

1914.

1952.

13.

4 points

Which of the following statements from the article is an opinion rather than a fact?

"He was born Herman 'Sonny' Blount in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1914."

"On May 30, 1993, at age 79, Sun Ra died."

"The electric sound, the light shows, and the music were all way ahead of their time."

14.

4 points

Which statement below is too narrow or explains only part of the article?

Sun Ra, who claimed to have come from Saturn, was a musician whose musical style and concerts were attention getting and sometimes outrageous.

On stage, Sun Ra and the members of his band often wore capes with planets stitched onto them.

Sun Ra was a musician who began performing in the 1950's.

15.

4 points

When robed figures visited Sonny Blount in a dream, they took him to

Alabama.

Jupiter.

Saturn.

16.

4 points

Choose the statement below that best describes the author's position in paragraph 3.

Both Sun Ra and his music were unique and difficult to categorize.

Sun Ra was popular on Earth only because he was so strange.

Sun Ra had trouble choosing a musical style.

17.

4 points

From what the article told about Sun Ra's popularity, you can predict that soon

his band will get back together.

some fans will still remember him with appreciation.

other musicians will all have forgotten him and his music.

18.

4 points

Most people believed that Sun Ra really did come from Saturn.

Correct Inference

Faulty Inference

19.

4 points

Sun Ra's concerts were so wild that some members of the audience

entered the hall by crawling on their stomachs.

wandered around the stage.

ran out of the hall.

20.

4 points

Sun Ra named himself after

the ancient Egyptian sun god.

Saturn's cosmic Communicator.

his home planet Saturn.

21.

4 points

In 1956, Sun Ra started a record company, which he called

Saturn.

Space Trio.

Arkestra.

22.

4 points

From the statements below, choose the one you believe the author would agree with.

Sun Ra was immortal.

Sun Ra was able to convince everyone that he was from Saturn.

Sun Ra and his band put on spectacular concerts.

23.

4 points

How is Sun Ra an example of an eccentric?

He staged wild shows during his concerts.

His music was hard to label.

He lived and behaved unlike anyone else.

24.

4 points

Which statement below expresses the main idea of the article?

On stage, Sun Ra and the members of his band often wore capes with planets stitched onto them.

Sun Ra was a musician who began performing in the 1950's.

Sun Ra, who claimed to have come from Saturn, was a musician whose musical style and concerts were attention getting and sometimes outrageous.

25.

4 points

Sun Ra's eclectic music was as hard to label as he was.
Which word is a synonym for "eclectic"?

otherworldly

narrowly defined

drawn from many sources