and dancing.But in 2005 Hurricane Katrina covered its streets and hous- es with water Several thousand people died, and the city was badly dam- Will New Orleans live again one day as the home of music? The musicians hope so. Another popular kind of American music is "country", which has its home in Tennessee. It started from the music of the Scottish, Irish,and English people who came to live in the Appalachian Mountains. Country music began to be really popular in the 1920s. Music is still re- corded in Nashville In the 1990s a new kind of music called "rap'became popular in New York. It came from black and Puerto Rican people and told of a dangerous life on the streets where there was fighting and killing.Rappers don't sing but they talk very fast over music.. Some famous rappers are Eminem. Jay-Z and Missy Elliott. 1. These days American music is well-known. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: square 2. American music began during the Civil War. before Ion 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: square 3. At the end of the twentieth century only black people sang the music called 'blues'. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: square 4. Jazz appeared in the 19th century. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: square 5. The birthplace city of jazz has changed recently. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: square 6. Blues and jazz are not the only popular king 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Answer: b