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13. Golden Age rap characterized by a calm and easy to understand delivery:
a. Eric B. and Rakim
b. Public Enemy
c. KRS-One
14. Gangsta rap originated
a. on the East Coast.
b. on the West Coast.
c. simultaneously on both coasts.
d. in the Midwest.
15. Some say that his “6 in the Mornin’” marked the invention of gangsta rap.
a. Ice-T
b. Snoop Doggy Dogg
c. Cypress Hill
d. N.W.A.
16. This group took the sonic chaos of Public Enemy to a new level, adding police
sirens and gunshots to the sound.
a. Ice-T
b. Snoop Doggy Dogg
c. Cypress Hill
17. “Cop Killer” included a heavy metal band formed by
a. Ice-T.
b. Snoop Doggy Dogg.
c. Cypress Hill.
18. His rapping style was softer and slower than his East Coast counterparts.
a. Ice-T
b. Snoop Doggy Dogg
c. Cypress Hill
d. N.W.A.
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19. One of the first Latino rap groups to find success:
a. The Notorious B.I.G.
b. Tupac Shakur
c. Cypress Hill
20. He boasted about his sexual prowess on his records.
a. Ice-T
b. Dr. Dre
c. Tupac Shakur
d. The Notorious B.I.G.
21. He popularized the rags-to-riches narrative in rap.
a. Dr. Dre
b. Jay-Z
c. Sean Combs
22. This pop rap act brought hip hop into American living rooms.
a. MC Hammer
b. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
c. Vanilla Ice
d. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
23. This pop rap act used an un-credited sample on a hit record.
a. MC Hammer
b. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
c. Vanilla Ice
d. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
24. This pop rap act boasts the highest-selling rap album of all time.
a. MC Hammer
b. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
c. Vanilla Ice
d. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
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25. He criticized President Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
a. Tricky
b. Kanye West
c. Lil Wayne
d. Eminem
26. His verbal dexterity put Detroit on the hip hop map.
a. Tricky
b. Kanye West
c. Lil Wayne
d. Eminem
True/False Questions
27. Turntable techniques isolated beats so that people could dance to the track
for a longer period of time.
a. True
b. False
28. Gangsta rap began on the West Coast.
a. True
29. Kurtis Blow used live musicians on his rap records.
a. True
b. False
30. Public Enemy’s Fear of a Black Planet used samples to create a sonic collage
and organized noise.
a. True
b. False
31. Wu-Tang Clan is a collective of nine artists.
a. True
b. False
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Short Answer Questions
32. Name the three facets of hip hop culture. (Answer: Graffiti art, break dancing,
33. Name the three facets of rap music. (Answer: entertainment for parties, the
34. What group had the first number 1 rap record? _____________ (Answer: The
35. What record first brought mainstream recognition to rap? ___________
36. Who brought hip hop turntable techniques to New York? __________
37. Which rapper performed at President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration?
38. The group that mixed girl-group harmonies with rapping was _______.
Short Essay Questions
39. Compare U.S. hip hop to Brit hop.
40. Do violent lyrics cause violence or merely uncover it?
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Chapter 14: Smooth Sounds, Slick Packaging: The Persistence of Pop (1994- )
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Girl group with punk roots but with a commercially viable pop sound and a
girlish-sounding lead singer:
a. The Bangles
b. The Go-Go’s
c. En Vogue
2. Girl group with vocal harmonies over 60’s-tinged guitar riffs:
a. TLC
b. En Vogue
c. The Go-Go’s
d. The Bangles
3. This girl group combined rap and r&b with good song-writing and
performance skills.
a. TLC
b. En Vogue
c. The Go-Go’s
d. The Bangles
4. This girl group is known for their full-throated assertions of feminine power.
a. TLC
b. En Vogue
c. The Go-Go’s
5. This girl group kept the sentiments of female empowerment without the
gimmickry of the Spice Girls.
a. TLC
b. En Vogue
c. Destiny’s Child
d. The Bangles
6. Which of the following is considered the strongest, genuine vocal talent?
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a. Britney Spears
b. Jessica Simpson
c. Christine Aguilera
7. Which of the following groups was not “engineered” by a promoter?
a. Backstreet Boys
b. 98 Degrees
c. ‘N Sync
d. Westlife
8. The popular TV program, American Idol, originated in
a. New York.
b. Los Angeles.
c. England.
d. Europe.
9. Miley Cyrus earns __________ for the Disney Company.
a. $10 million a year
b. $100 million a year
c. $250 million a year
d. $1 billion a year
10. Which of the following is not part of the Disney franchise?
a. 98 Degrees
b. Miley Cyrus
c. Jonas Brothers
True/False Questions
11. Madonna is one of the first female stars to have complete control over her
own music and image.
a. True
b. False
12. Madonna has been able to enjoy great success over several decades without
making significant changes in her appearances and genres.
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a. True
13. In 2010, pop music for the 8 to 12 set outsells more “serious” rock.
a. True
b. False
14. The girl groups of the 90s used the same success formula as the girl groups
of the 1960s.
a. True
b. False
15. The Spice Girls became the biggest English band since the Beatles
a. True
16. Both Britney Spears and Christine Aguilera began their careers as
Mouseketeers.
a. True
b. False
17. Britney Spears’ approach was more overtly sexual than Christine Aguilera’s.
a. True
18. Even more overtly sexual than Britney Spears and Christine Aguilera, Jessica
Simpson’s image was anything but wholesome.
a. True
b. False
19. Boy band pop was not a major musical force until the 1990s.
a. True
b. False
Short Answer Questions
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20. Who is the best-selling female rock performer of the 20th century?
21. With the death of rock star _______________ in 1994, many felt that rock
22. One of the most significant technological developments in pop music was
23. The boy band that emerged in the 1960s on Motown Records and set the
formula adopted by boy bands that followed was _____________. (Answer:
24. The popularity of the boy bands genre was due to the work of promoter,
Short Essay Questions
25. What were some of the marketing strategies used to promote the Backstreet
Boys and ‘N Sync?
26. Has franchise rock for pre-teens and younger teens killed the market for
mainstream hard rock music?
27. How has rock for pre-teens displaced rock for older consumers and fans?
28. In what way do boy bands portray themselves as rebellious rock stars?
29. How do girl groups use sexuality in marketing?
30. What noticeable effect has the use of Pro-Tools in production had on the
sound of pop recordings?
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Chapter 15: Hyphenated-Rock & Explorations of the Postmodern Self (1994- )
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How did Radiohead alter the standard recording industry sales model?
a. they were the first band on iTunes
b. they allowed fans to download music free of charge
c. they allowed fans to set the price of music downloads
d. they sold no music online
2. Coldplay has enjoyed hits with
a. dance tracks.
b. power ballads.
c. experimental tracks.
d. cover records.
3. This band sings some of their songs in a made-up language they call
Hopelandic:
a. TV on the Radio
b. Sigur Ros
c. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
d. Radiohead
4. This band adds an urban sensibility—soul, funk, and jazz—to create a dense,
gritty, industrial sound.
a. TV on the Radio
b. Sigur Ros
c. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
d. Radiohead
5. The neo-psychedelic music of the Dandy Warhols is so named because
a. L.S.D. use has reemerged.
b. peace has again become a core issue.
c. it is a product of its social and political times.
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6. Neo-psychedelic band that takes cues from Japanimation cartoon art:
a. Phish
b. Dandy Warhols
c. The Flaming Lips
d. Dig
7. This band revisits the psychedelic jam-band aesthetics of the Grateful Dead:
a. Phish
b. Dandy Warhols
c. The Flaming Lips
d. Radiohead
8. The sound of Emo vocals can be described as
a. typically cheerful.
b. reflecting an underlying optimism in the lyrics.
c. carefully on-key.
d. iintrospective and containing an element of vulnerability.
9. Two era-defining hits boosted this emo band’s hook-heavy guitar pop into the
rock mainstream.
a. Weezer
b. Phish
c. The Smiths
d. Jawbreaker
10. This band added more straight-forward pop elements to its emo roots and
found mainstream success.
a. Jimmy Eat World
b. The Smiths
c. Jawbreaker
11. A raw, melancholy sound and emotional depth sent this group’s 2008 album
to number one upon its release.
a. Jawbreaker
b. The Smiths
c. Death Cab for Cutie
d. Dashboard Confessional
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12. This emo band uses acoustic guitar with pained vocals to get a bare, honest
sound.
a. Jawbreaker
b. The Smiths
c. Death Cab for Cutie
d. Dashboard Confessional
13. This emo band reached the top of the charts with pop-laden hooks and
melodies.
a. Phish
b. Jawbreaker
c. Fall Out Boy
d. My Chemical Romance
14. The first song released by this emo band reflected the singer’s anxiety
following the 911 attack.
a. Phish
b. Jawbreaker
c. Fall Out Boy
d. My Chemical Romance
15. The nü metal style of the early 2000s started with a hard rock background
and then added
a. synthesizers.
b. hip hop, grunge, and funk.
c. metal’s high technical ability.
d. boy band elements.
16. Rage Against the Machine specializes in
a. turntable manipulation.
b. shock rock.
c. outspoken political rants.
d. subtle introspection.
17. This nü metal band uses 7-string guitars and down tunings to achieve a lower
tonality.
a. Korn
b. Godsmack
c. Slipknot
d. Linkin Park
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18. This nü metal band, known for hard charging guitar riffs, won a Grammy for
Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
a. Korn
b. Godsmack
c. Slipknot
d. Linkin Park
19. This nü metal features both a singer and a rapper in its hip hop heavy rock
fusion.
a. Korn
b. Godsmack
c. Slipknot
d. Linkin Park
20. This band performs wearing eerie masks and industrial jumpsuits.
a. Korn
b. Godsmack
c. Slipknot
d. Linkin Park
21. This garage rock band recorded an album using only analogue equipment
rather than a digital recording facility.
a. The Strokes
b. The White Stripes
c. Babyshambles
d. The Arctic Monkeys
22. The songs of this UK garage band often make canny, snide observations of
working-class England.
a. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
b. The Strokes
c. The Arctic Monkeys
d. The Hives
True/False Questions
23. Neo-psychedelic music is less pretentious than progressive rock.
a. True
b. False
24. The music of Tool expressed aggressive anger both musically and vocally.
a. True
Short Answer Questions
25. The leading group in the area of 1990s experimental rock was and continues
26. Emocore refers to music that is __________________________. (Answer:
27. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello devised an effect that made
his guitar sound like ________________________. (Answer: hip hop
28. Shock rocker who blazed a new trail in the realm of the disturbing:
Short Essay Questions
29. How did the new progressive rock of the mid-1990s connect with that of the
1970s?
30. What was missing in 1990s progressive rock musical performances that had
been a feature of 1970s progressive rock?
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Chapter 16: Remix Culture
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Legal entanglements over sampling have resulted in
a. simplified methods for obtaining permission.
b. simplified methods for adjudicating disputes.
c. backed up case loads in copyright court cases.
d. far less reliance on samples by artists.
2. In 2Live Crew vs. Acuff-Rose, the court found in favor of 2Live Crew because
a. use was artistic.
b. no sampling had occurred.
c. the intent was parody.
d. the sample was very brief.
3. In Grand Upright Music, Ltd vs. Warner Brothers, Biz Markie lost because
a. they would not admit that sampling had occurred
b. their assertion that everybody does it and, therefore, we can too, was
rejected by the court.
c. principles in the trial lied under oath.
d. they were ignorant of the new copyright laws.
4. The RIAA sued to stop distribution of
a. samples.
b. records containing samples.
c. the MP3 player.
d. the iPod.
5. A symbol that invites copying is called
a. copyright notice.
b. registered trademark.
c. kopimi.
d. patent.
6. Girl Talk releases music on the Illegal Art label, which
a. provides legal protection against lawsuits.
b. provides research to prevent lawsuits.
c. specializes in testing the boundaries of U.S. copyright law.
d. provides a library of legal samples.
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7. DJ Danger Mouse’s The Grey Album is a mashup that uses samples from
a. over 300 different sources.
b. Jay-Z and the Beatles.
c. classical orchestras and soul artists.
8. The most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music is
a. Danger Mouse.
b. Industrial.
c. Nü Metal.
d. Hip hop.
True/False Questions
9. On DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing. . . . album, every sound comes from someone
else’s work.
a. True
b. False
10. Radiohead made more money on an album they sold online, which permitted
buyers to set the price, than on all their other albums combined.
a. True
b. False
11. Moby used samples of folk music archives, added a dance beat backdrop,
and then licensed the music for use outside traditional distribution channels.
a. True
b. False
12. Sampling is confined within the hip hop arena.
a. True
b. False
13. Sampling grew out of DJ sampling in club culture.
a. True
b. False
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14. Napster lost the lawsuit filed by the RIAA.
a. True
b. False
15. The RIAA sued 261 consumers who had shared music files online.
a. True
b. False
16. The RIAA won a court judgment against a suburban mother for $222,000.
a. True
b. False
17. Music video games are not considered offshoots of remix culture.
a. True
b. False
Short Answer Questions
18. This music festival provides opportunities for unsigned bands to play for label
19. This music festival was a traveling show, but is now located in Illinois.
20. This music festival originally focused on jam bands, but its focus has
Short Essay Questions
21. What is ready made art?
22. What is artistic appropriation?
23. What is the principle of fair use?
24. What is transformative appropriation?
25. In what way is rock music more pervasive today than it was in the 1960s?