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1
In 1982, what album pointed a new direction for rock music?
A)Bob Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde"
B)Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."
C)Peter Gabriel "No Exit"
D)the soundtrack to the film "Philadelphia"
2
Groups like Chicago, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Blood, Sweat and Tears represent this genre of rock music:
A)art rock
B)glam rock
C)horn rock
D)fusion
3
This genre of music posed a threat to 1970s rock:
A)art rock
B)punk
C)new wave
D)disco
4
Disco catapulted to success after this event:
A)the Altamont concert
B)Cominsky Park's Rally for Disco
C)the film release of Saturday Night Fever
D)the premiere of Michael Jackson's Thriller
5
Anger and a disillusionment with the social and cultural conditions of the 1970s led to this musical movement:
A)disco
B)punk
C)new wave
D)rap
6
CBGB & OMFUG was home base to this band:
A)Talking Heads
B)Genesis
C)The New York Dolls
D)Alice Cooper
7
New wave musicians criticized society without resorting to:
A)loud music
B)drone-like vocals
C)shock tactics
D)all of the above
8
Kurt Cobain is most closely associated with this genre of rock:
A)punk
B)grunge
C)new wave
D)Nirvana
9
Disco and new wave underwent a "dance-floor revival" in:
A)2000
B)2001
C)2002
D)2003
10
What musical style evolved from a popular form of street dancing?
A)rap
B)hip hop
C)disco
D)dub
11
When the MCs of hip hop started to speak to the rhythms of the music and trading rhymes with each other, this music was born:
A)rap
B)spoken word
C)poetry slam
D)mouth music
12
Many rap artists have crossed over to:
A)white radio
B)television and movies
C)talk radio
D)all of the above
13
One genre of music in which real instruments may or may not exist is found in:
A)electro
B)new-wave
C)techno
D)all of the above
14
What has become perhaps the most important instrument of the current era?
A)sampler
B)computer
C)turntable
D)vinyl records
15
Machine-like sounds are prominent in __________ music.
A)punk
B)disco
C)grunge
D)electro





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