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CHAPTER 5: American Responses
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Early songs by Bob Dylan focus on
a. lighthearted romance.
b. social injustices.
c. personal experiences about his role in the music industry.
d. continuing the legacy of early rock-and-roll artists.
2. On which Bob Dylan album did half of the songs feature electric instruments?
a. Don’t Look Back c. Another Side of Bob Dylan
b. The Times They Are A-Changin’ d. Bringin’ It All Back Home
3. The Bob Dylan song “Positively 4th Street” focuses on
a. his desire for commercial success.
b. the civil rights movement.
c. his anger over criticism from the folk community.
d. his wish to return to acoustic folk music.
4. The first international number-one folk-rock single was
a. “Blowin’ in the Wind.” c. “The Sound of Silence.”
b. “Mr. Tambourine Man.” d. “Like a Rolling Stone.”
5. The “jingle-jangle” guitar sound heard in the music of the Byrds was inspired by
a. the twelve-string guitar played by George Harrison in “A Hard Day’s Night.”
b. Bob Dylan’s switch to electric instruments at the Newport Folk Festival.
c. Woody Guthrie’s folk influence.
d. a combination of musical influences, including country and jazz.
6. All of the following elements can be found in the Byrds’ version of “Mr. Tambourine Man” EXCEPT
a. the folk revival. c. rhythm and blues.
b. girl groups. d. the British invasion.
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MATCHING
Match the item to the description below.
a. member of the Byrds
b. backup band that played with Bob Dylan
c. original name for Simon and Garfunkel
d. replaced Brian Wilson on tour
e. innovative album by the Beach Boys
f. song about the Vietnam conflict
g. studio musicians who recorded for the Byrds
h. member of the Mamas and the Papas
i. Pete Seeger song covered by the Byrds
j.
collection of rare and unknown garage-band singles
1. “Masters of War”
2. the Hawks
3. “Turn, Turn, Turn”
4. David Crosby
5. the Wrecking Crew
6. Tom and Jerry
7. Cass Elliot
8. Glen Campbell
9. Pet Sounds
10. Nuggets
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ESSAY
1. Address the controversy with Bob Dylan and the folk movement. Why was his work considered so
controversial, and how did he and the folk community respond to this controversy? What other
musical styles influenced Dylan at the time he was experimenting with different approaches to
music? Be sure to cite specific songs to illustrate these points.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
2. Discuss the geographical centers of folk rock and pop music during the 1964–1966 period. Which
bands and individuals were associated with these centers? What different types of music were
developing, and what were their musical influences?
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult
3. How did television play a role in the rock and pop music industry in the mid-1960s? How was the
music industry tied to this medium, and what were the musical results of such a relationship? Which
bands and individual performers are associated with the use of music on television?
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
4. Discuss the ways in which the Beach Boys crafted their musical identity in the years after the Beatles
arrived. Be sure to cite the ways in which their music took a different approach toward songwriting,
arranging, and production by using specific examples of songs to illustrate your points.
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
5. Compare and contrast the state of rock music in the United States before the British invasion with the
years that followed. How was the music different? How was it similar? Which bands and performers
seemed to benefit from the arrival of British acts, and which ones did not?
ANS:
answers vary
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
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TRUE/FALSE
1. When British bands arrived in the United States, it all but erased American pop acts from the charts.
2. New York was the center of the American pop scene in the early 1960s.
3. Bob Dylan’s success was fueled by the appearance of his singles on the pop charts.
4. John Phillips was a singer/songwriter/arranger for the Byrds.
5. The lead singers of the Turtles eventually went on to work with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of
Invention.
6. Simon and Garfunkel initially recorded “Sound of Silence” with electric instruments.
7. As hippies, Sonny and Cher were embraced by the establishment culture.
8. Most garage bands did NOT have more than one hit.
9. America’s most commercially successful answer to the Beatles was the Monkees.
