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| 1 | The first disk player designed to look like a piece of furniture was the: |
 | A) | Electro-Magnetic Phonograph |
| B) | gramophone |
| C) | Victrola |
| D) | phonautograph |
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| 2 | The Beatles are credited with: |
| A) | introducing the harmonica as a rock instrument |
| B) | changing the shape of the music business and American popular culture |
| C) | paving the way for the "British Invasion" |
| D) | all of these. |
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| 3 | Once the recording industry switched from __________ technology, it became vulnerable to illegal file-sharing. |
| A) | broadcast to Internet |
| B) | analog to digital |
| C) | broadcast to satellite |
| D) | analog to electronic |
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| 4 | Some of the effects the iPod has had include: |
| A) | podcasts |
| B) | a cultural impact |
| C) | empowering the audience member to take more control of the mass communication experience |
| D) | all these |
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| 5 | The greatest number of total sales in the record industry is accounted for by: |
| A) | country |
| B) | r&b |
| C) | rap |
| D) | rock |
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| 6 | The "Talent" category of the recording industry includes all of the following except: |
| A) | singers |
| B) | sound technicians |
| C) | songwriters |
| D) | musicians |
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| 7 | Of all the outlets for tape and CD distribution, retail stores and rack jobbers account for which percentage of all sales? |
| A) | 80 |
| B) | 60 |
| C) | 40 |
| D) | 20 |
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| 8 | The symbol used in the Billboard charts, the most important channel of feedback in the sound recording industry, is: |
| A) | stars |
| B) | triangles |
| C) | bullets |
| D) | all of these |
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| 9 | Which percentage of households in the country has some means of playing a record, tape, or CD? |
| A) | 100 |
| B) | 90 |
| C) | 80 |
| D) | 70 |
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| 10 | Buyers under 30 account for the majority of record purchases. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 11 | During the Depression years, sound recording was bolstered with the help of coin-operated record players called jukeboxes. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 12 | A demonstration tape, or demo, needs to sound as good as the finished product released by the studio. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 13 | The recording industry is one of the most concentrated of all media industries. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 14 | The Billboard charts play an important part in the feedback mechanism for sound recording. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 15 | The four companies that dominate the recording industry are UMG, BMG, EMI, and Warner Music. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |