Assignment
Question 1
Of the following, who is most associated with the sub-genre of country called honky-tonk?
Bill Monroe
Willie Nelson
Hank Williams
all of the above
Question 2
Of the following, who is most associated with Western swing?
Hank Williams
Johnny Cash
The Carter Family
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
Question 3
Of the following, who is most associated with "New Grass"?
Bill Monroe
Patsy Cline
Bela Fleck
Dixie Chicks
Question 4
In what decade did "country" first appear as a genre within the music industry
1940s
1930s
1920s
1950s
Question 5
Of the following what was not an influence of the development of country music?
British folk song
nstrumental music by string bands for group activities
Baptist and Pentecostal Church music
motets
Question 6
Instrumentally virtuosic country music by mainly acoustic string bands is called:
Honky Tonk
Cowboy Music
Bluegrass
Texas sound
Question 7
Of the following, who did Barkley not categorize as "country-pop"?
Patsy Cline
Glen Campbell
Merle Haggard
Loretta Lynn
Question 8
Country music is often associated with:
traditionalism
political conservatism
"family values"
all of the above
Question 9
Chet Atkins is best known as a:
singer
songwriter
guitarist
all of the above
Question 10
John and Alan Lomax were:
folk singers
songwriters
collectors of folk songs
all of the above
Question 11
The composer of "This Land is Your Land" among many, many other songs was:
Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Joan Baez
Question 12
____ was an important singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who wrote "If I Had A Hammer" and was called to testify before the House of Un-American Activities Committee.
Hank Williams
Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
Question 13
Of the following folk singers, which one testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee
Woody Guthrie
Paul Robeson
Josh White
Pete Seeger
Question 14
___ was an important singer-songwriter who emerged from the folk movement in the 1960s:
Pete Seeger
Josh White
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
Question 15
Of the following, who is credited with having coined the term "rock 'n' roll"?
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley
Chuck Berry
Alan Freed
Question 16
What musical elements derived from Country music appear in early Rock ‘n' Roll?
sliding notes on the guitar to imitate Steel Guitar
use of simple triads
the string bass being slapped against the neck
all of the above
Question 17
Of the following early Rock 'n" Roll musicians, which one played guitar?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Bill Haley
Fats Domino
Question 18
In the 1950's, Rock 'n' Roll musicians were called to testify before the House Un-American Activities committee.
True
False
Question 19
Most Rock 'n' Roll is:
in quadruple meter
features guitar
uses European derived harmony
all of the above
Question 20
Of the following who was not a songwriter for Motown?
Holland
Dozier
Robinson
Cooke
Question 21
In his acceptance speech for the presidency, Barack Obama made reference to a song by which artist?
James Brown
Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
Smokey Robinson
Question 22
Of the following, who is most associated with funk?
Sam Cooke
Otis Redding
James Brown
Ray Charles
Question 23
Stax/Volts was based out of:
Chicago
Detroit
Memphis
Austin
Question 24
Polyrhythmic layering is most associated with:
soul
funk
Motown
gospel
Question 25
The artist most associated with combining gospel and rhythm and blues was:
James Brown
Berry Gordy
Ray Charles
Otis Redding
Question 26
Traditional, rural music of Puerto Rico with guitar, cuatro and percussion is called:
Bomba
Merengue
Salsa
Plena
Question 27
Of the following, which dance form does not originate in Cuba?
Mambo
Conga
Rumba
Tango
Question 28
A salsero is:
a singer in a salsa band.
a salsa musician
a well regarded salsa band
all of the above
Question 29
A type of bass line common to a number of genres of Caribbean music is called a:
timbale
montuno
Tumbao
Son
Question 30
A common feature of Latin-Carribean and Norteño music is the clave.
True
False
Question 31
The term salsa was first used to describe music in:
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
New York City
Question 32
Of the following genres, which has its roots in the Dominican Republic?
Bomba
Mambo
Plena
Merengue
Question 33
The gugauancó:
is a type of Rumba
originates in Cuba
is a slow, erotic couple's dance
all of the above
Question 34
Charanga originates in:
Puerto Rico
The Dominican Republic
Columbia
Cuba
Question 35
Of the following, which does not describe Norteño?
uses accordion
incorporates polka and waltz rhythms
makes use of African derived rhythms
has roots in Corridos
Question 36
Tejano is a more urban version of Conjunto.
True
False
Question 37
Of the following, which style focuses on the use of brass instruments?
Norteño
Tex-Mex
Conjunto
Banda
Question 38
The accordion is sometimes featured in which of the following genres:
Conjunto
Norteño
Salsa
Norteño and Conjunto
Question 39
Of the following styles, which one is most associated with rural culture?
Tejano
Conjunto
Banda
none of the above
Question 40
The fusion of traditional Mexican music and Techno has been referred to as:
Mexitechnno
Technico
Nortech
Tech Español
Question 41
Barkley cites rhythmic speech as being manifest in all areas of African-American culture except:
preaching
funk
signifying
scat
Question 42
Gil-Scot Heron:
was the real name of Grandmaster Flash
a poet of Harlem Renaissance
a poet/musician whose work proceeds rap
an innovative break dancer
Question 43
Of the following types of African poets, who had the higher social standing?
griots
paralinguists
vocalabrians
syndesists
Question 44
Of the following, which rap group was the focus of an obscenity trial?
N.W.A.
Public Enemy
2 Live Crew
Run D.M.C.
Question 45
Of the following, who did not address the Hip-hop summit of 2001:
Martin Luther King III
Louis Farrakhan
Barack Obama
all of the above
Question 46
Of the following who was a founder of Roc-a-Fella Records:
Jay-Z
Kanye West
LL Cool J.
Eminem
Question 47
On the country music playlist for chapter 13, the song "Orange Blossom Special" is an instrumental.
True
False
Question 48
On the country music playlist for chapter 13, the song "Crazy" is performed by:
kdlang
Willie Nelson
Patsy Cline
Hank Williams
Question 49
On the chapter 16 playlist, there is a song with the lyric "brother, we can't quit until we get our share" This song is by:
James Brown
Duke Ellington
Robert Johnson
Kurtis Blow
Question 50
The first commercially successful rap recording was:
The Message
Rapper's Delight
The Breaks
Good Times
Question 51
Syndesis describes taking elements from older works and incorporating them into new ones.
True
False
Question 52
The terms "Hillbilly" refers to:
People from rural environments
goats and mountains
an early term for Country music
all of the above
Question 53
Harmonies in country music are generally not based on the primary chords I, IV and V:
True
False
Question 54
Which of the following artists was not on the Motown label?
Stevie Wonder
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
James Brown
Diana Ross and The Supremes
Question 55
The Funk Brothers were:
James Brown's band
musicians for the Stax/Volts label
musicians for the Motown label
Curtis Mayfield's band
Question 56
Curtis Mayfield wrote the soundtrack for the film Superfly
True
False
Question 57
Like the Beatles, Barkley credits this rock group with experimentation.
The Rolling Stones
Jan and Dean
The Beach Boys
The Crickets
Question 58
What is the name of the Marvin Gaye record that had socially conscious lyrics that led Berry Gordy to initially not want to release it?
Songs in the Key of Life
Innervisions
What's Going On?
'm Black and I'm Proud
Question 59
A style of percussion driven music from Puerto Rico is:
Mambo
Bomba
Plena
Charanga
Question 60
Jibaro refers to:
traditional, rural plena music
modern, urban plena music
a traditional Merengue style
all of the above.