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_______________ invented a method for recording sound on flat discs. |
| | A) | Thomas Edison |
| | B) | Emile Berliner |
| | C) | Alexander Graham Bell |
| | D) | John Kruesi |
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At first, Edison did not want the phonograph to be viewed as a musical reproduction device because |
| | A) | he knew his cylinders would not hold up to repeated playings. |
| | B) | he wanted every recording to be an original. |
| | C) | he was afraid people would view it as a toy, rather than a business machine. |
| | D) | he did not want the public to have access to music. |
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By 1935, the term high fidelity was being used to refer to |
| | A) | the use of the grooved record. |
| | B) | a higher speed of recording than was previously used. |
| | C) | the first record albums. |
| | D) | a combination of technologies for accurate recordings. |
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The phonograph provided a revolutionary way of preserving ____________ that previously could not be preserved for posterity. |
| | A) | social music |
| | B) | non-notated music |
| | C) | political speeches |
| | D) | musical scores |
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Debuting in 1948, a(n) ___________________ record was introduced by Columbia Records. |
| | A) | unbreakable |
| | B) | 45 rpm |
| | C) | 78 rpm |
| | D) | long playing |
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6 | |
Akio Morita invented the |
| | A) | CD. |
| | B) | Sony Walkman. |
| | C) | MP3 file. |
| | D) | Sony minidisk |
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According to the text, the invention of the Walkman contributed greatly to |
| | A) | the quality of music recording. |
| | B) | people's ability to make connections with others. |
| | C) | the trend of personalized media use. |
| | D) | the sharing of music. |
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The invention of the ________________was significant for recording music, because it allowed music to be recorded in pieces and later edited together. |
| | A) | phonautogram |
| | B) | recording studio |
| | C) | magnetic tape recorder |
| | D) | digital recording |
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MP3s can be played on all of the following except: |
| | A) | an MP3 player. |
| | B) | a CD player |
| | C) | a computer. |
| | D) | Kazaa |
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10 | |
The term race record referred to |
| | A) | any rock 'n' roll record. |
| | B) | white artists recording versions of songs originally done by black artists. |
| | C) | recordings by popular black artists prior to 1949. |
| | D) | records that addressed racial issues in the U.S. |
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The payola scandal in the 1950s was connected with |
| | A) | overselling tickets to a concert, which resulted in a fight. |
| | B) | record companies paying radio stations owners to get them interested in playing rock 'n' roll. |
| | C) | the ABC network taking money in exchange for having musical acts on American Bandstand. |
| | D) | payoffs to disc jockeys in the form of money or gifts to get them to play a particular record. |
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According to the text, one of Motown's biggest accomplishments was that it |
| | A) | allowed black artists to turn out hit songs, instead of providing songs for white artists to cover. |
| | B) | created recordings with the intention of having them sound great only on high quality equipment. |
| | C) | invented the idea of the girl group. |
| | D) | permitted musical artists to participate in several roles in the recording process. |
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According to the text, Motown artists helped the civil rights movement by |
| | A) | donating royalties to support the cause. |
| | B) | weakening racial barriers with integrated audiences. |
| | C) | joining the Freedom riders sit-ins while on tour. |
| | D) | performing as racially integrated groups. |
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The term British Invasion refers to |
| | A) | British corporate takeover of American record labels. |
| | B) | a movement beginning in 1964, when British bands brought a rougher edge to American rock 'n' roll. |
| | C) | British rock groups' introduction of the concept album to the United States. |
| | D) | the first British song to make it onto the Billboard charts. |
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The ___________ brings together a group of related songs on a common theme. |
| | A) | concept album |
| | B) | rock album |
| | C) | LP |
| | D) | studio album |
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According to the text, disco was an entire genre of music that depended on using |
| | A) | a raw stripped down version of rock. |
| | B) | rebellion against political and economic conditions. |
| | C) | technology and the producer. |
| | D) | vocal and instrumental prowess. |
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The term rap means |
| | A) | the recording or sampling of music by other artists. |
| | B) | using multitrack recording to layer several separate tracks. |
| | C) | a style of music that evolved from DJs playing records and speaking over them. |
| | D) | any music that is played in dance clubs. |
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According to the text, the PMRC based their campaign on the idea that |
| | A) | most young people would be similarly affected by a certain type of music. |
| | B) | songwriters should never be permitted to mention sex, drugs, or violence in their lyrics. |
| | C) | not all young people would interpret a song in the same way. |
| | D) | heavy metal music contained more disturbing lyrics than rap did. |
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The term live recording means |
| | A) | the recording was made in concert, not in the studio. |
| | B) | The music has a lively kind of energy to it. |
| | C) | the musicians record the music in a single take. |
| | D) | the record has a standard of perfection that musicians can't live up to in a live concert |
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The term cover song means |
| | A) | a song that was first recorded by a black person, and later recorded by a white person. |
| | B) | a song first performed by its writer. |
| | C) | a song that covers meaningful issues in its content. |
| | D) | any song recorded by someone other than the original artist. |
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