Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Motown relates to
		A)	music from Nashville.
		B)	music from Mobile.
		C)	black popular music.
		D)	music for black audiences.


2	Soul music is
		A)	black popular music.
		B)	black religious music.
		C)	black country music.
		D)	a new name for the blues.


3	1950s rock and roll was
		A)	black music for white audiences.
		B)	black music for black audiences.
		C)	white, urban popular music.
		D)	interracial.


4	The group most symbolic of the “British invasion” was
		A)	the Rolling Stones.
		B)	Pink Floyd.
		C)	The Beatles.
		D)	Blood, Sweat, and Tears.


5	One of the most important mid-nineteenth century songwriters was
		A)	Stephen Foster.
		B)	George Gershwin.
		C)	Clare de Lune.
		D)	William Billings.


6	The first distinctively American genre was
		A)	minstrel song.
		B)	psalm tune.
		C)	patriotic song.
		D)	ragtime.


7	Minstrel shows were first performed by
		A)	whites in costumes.
		B)	blacks in costumes.
		C)	whites in blackface.
		D)	blacks in whiteface.


8	Tin Pan Alley was
		A)	a place in New York.
		B)	style of popular song.
		C)	music publishing industry.
		D)	all of the above.


9	Tin Pan Alley flourished from
		A)	1890–1930.
		B)	1920–1950.
		C)	1850–1890.
		D)	1820–1870.


10	Tin Pan Alley included
		A)	vaudeville.
		B)	follies.
		C)	broadway.
		D)	all of the above.


11	Network radio dates from
		A)	the 1890s.
		B)	the 1920s.
		C)	around 1910.
		D)	around 1935.


12	Hillbilly is a product of the
		A)	urban south.
		B)	rural south.
		C)	northern cities.
		D)	Adirondack Mountains.


13	Which symbolizes the full-scale commercialization of country music?
		A)	Nashville
		B)	Elvis Presley
		C)	Bluegrass
		D)	Dolly Parton


14	Bluegrass emphasizes
		A)	electronic instruments.
		B)	acoustic instruments.
		C)	jazz-type rhythm section.
		D)	all of the above.


15	The first pioneer of bluegrass music was
		A)	the Carter Family.
		B)	Jimmy Rodgers.
		C)	Bill Monroe.
		D)	Chet Atkins.


16	Grand Ole Opry is a venue for
		A)	Tin Pan Alley music.
		B)	blues music.
		C)	country music.
		D)	gospel music.


17	A contemporary artist stretching the boundaries of bluegrass is
		A)	Alison Chalmers.
		B)	Alison Morrisette.
		C)	Alison Brown.
		D)	Alison Krauss.


18	Name a Motown superstar.
		A)	Stevie Wonder
		B)	Gladys Knight
		C)	Boyz II Men
		D)	all of the above


19	A “cover” is
		A)	the first page of Tin Pan Alley sheet music.
		B)	the recording by one artist of another artist’s hit.
		C)	the top of the charts.
		D)	a duplicate music award.


20	The song form in popular music is often depicted as
		A)	aabb.
		B)	aaba.
		C)	aab.
		D)	abaca.


21	MIDI relates to
		A)	computer and synthesizer interface.
		B)	a songwriters organization.
		C)	an instrument manufacturer.
		D)	women’s fashion.

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