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1
A constant or repeated note throughout a piece of music is called a:
A)chord
B)drone
C)pedal point
D)harmonic stasis
2
"Hillbilly" music originated from musicians in which state?
A)Arkansas
B)Tennessee
C)Virginia
D)North Carolina
3
One popular form of "hillbilly" entertainment was the:
A)square dance
B)fiddlers' contests
C)yodeling
D)jug band performances
4
The subjects of story songs usually involved:
A)love
B)country life
C)dramatic topics of the day
D)being broke and depressed
5
This performer was famous for his ability to "yodel."
A)Jimmie Rodgers
B)Bill Hutchinson
C)Rodney Rogers
D)Roger Williams
6
Who was the first person elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
A)Johnny Cash
B)June Carter
C)Jimmie Rodgers
D)Buck Owens
7
The Carter Family developed a country technique of picking a melody on the bass strings which became known as the:
A)Carter bottom line
B)Carter scratch
C)Bass melody pick
D)none of the above
8
Which man became June Carter's third husband?
A)Buck Owens
B)Roy Orbison
C)Johnny Cash
D)Willie Nelson
9
Who is often seen as country music's first protest singer?
A)Hank Williams
B)Willie Nelson
C)Jimmie Rodgers
D)Johnny Cash
10
What kind of ballad rarely survives beyond the events they describe?
A)train wreck ballads
B)murder ballads
C)American folk ballads
D)survival ballads
11
Who is credited with blending old-time string band music, the holler of the blues and the improvisational elements of jazz to create Bluegrass music?
A)Uncle Dave Macon
B)Roy Acuff
C)Johnny Cash
D)Bill Monroe
12
Who was a virtuoso mandolin player?
A)Bill Monroe
B)June Carter
C)Roy Acuff
D)mandolin is not a country instrument
13
The "G-run" is a guitar trick attributed to:
A)Bill Monroe
B)Lester Flatt
C)Earl Scruggs
D)Buck Owens
14
The title of Vince Gill's 1996 recording "High Lonesome Road" is taken from the singing style of:
A)Lester Scruggs
B)Earl Scruggs
C)Bill Monroe
D)Jimmie Rodgers
15
During which decade did country music achieve wide popularity in the U.S.?
A)1920
B)1930
C)1940
D)1950
16
When country themes are combined with pop instrumentation this new genre developed:
A)rockabilly
B)country rock
C)southern rock
D)Nashville sound
17
One of the most famous cowboy singers was:
A)Gene Autry
B)Hank Williams, Dr.
C)Uncle Dave Macon
D)Johnny Cash
18
Who is known as the "Queen of Country Music?"
A)Patsy Cline
B)Loretta Lynn
C)Kitty Wells
D)Tammy Wynette
19
Much new country music has come out of this state:
A)Florida
B)Texas
C)South Dakota
D)California
20
This genre of music has a particularly strong hold on country music today:
A)country swing
B)bluegrass
C)traditional fiddling
D)all of the above





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