Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Soft rock emerged in the 1970s as the successor to:
a. | gospel and soul | b. | the Beatles | c. | rock’n’roll | d. | teen pop |
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Soft rock became popular among young adults because:
a. | they craved a more mature sound | b. | they craved a return to blues-based
rock | c. | they craved a return to folk protest music | d. | they craved a more
dance-based style |
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The term ‘soft rock’ was an umbrella term for:
a. | styles including pop rock, adult contemporary, progressive rock and bubble
gum | b. | styles including pop rock, adult contemporary, soul and funk, and bubble
gum | c. | styles including pop rock, adult contemporary, soft soul and bubble
gum | d. | styles including pop rock, progressive rock, soft soul and bubble
gum |
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Soft rock featured:
a. | a strong emphasis on harmony with faster tempos and gentle drum
beats | b. | a strong emphasis on melody, slower tempos and gentle or no drum
beats | c. | a strong emphasis on melody, faster tempos and gentle or no drum
beats | d. | a strong emphasis in rhythm, slower tempos and gentle drums
beats |
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Soft rock artists sang about:
a. | adult topics surrounding romance and relationships | b. | adult topics
surrounding everyday life and relationships | c. | teenage topics surrounding love and
relationships | d. | teenage lyrics surrounding rebellion and frustration |
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Abba became highly successful after:
a. | winning the Eurovision song contest with their song
‘Waterloo’ | b. | winning the Eurovision song contest with their
song ‘Dancing Queen’ | c. | winning the Eurovision song contest with their
song ‘Mamma Mia’ | d. | winning the Eurovision song contest with their
song ‘Fernando’ |
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The instrument favoured by many artists including Billy Joel is the:
a. | organ | b. | electric guitar | c. | piano | d. | acoustic guitar |
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Soft rock in the 1980s was aided by:
a. | the inclusion of disco beats, piano backings and teenage lyrics | b. | the inclusion of
disco beats, synthesised backings and music videos | c. | the inclusion of disco beats, synthesised
backings and teenage lyrics | d. | the inclusion of disco beats, piano backings
and music videos |
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Successful Australian female soft rock artists in the 1970s and 1980s
include:
a. | Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue and Elizabeth
Small | b. | Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue and Paula Abdul | c. | Helen Reddy, Olivia
Newton-John, Kylie Minogue and Madonna | d. | Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John, Kylie Minogue
and Natalie Imbruglia |
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The notes of the F#min7 chord used in Kylie’s song ‘Spinning
Around’ include:
a. | F#, A#, C# and E# | b. | F#, A, C and E | c. | F#, A#, C# and
E | d. | F#, A, C# and E |
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Teenagers turned to punk in the mid-1970s because:
a. | they were tired of showy stadium concerts, complex music and full-on dance
beats | b. | they were tired of showy stadium concerts, simple music and full-on dance
beats | c. | they were tired of showy stadium concerts, complex music and lack of dance
beats | d. | they were tired of showy stadium concerts, simple music and lack of dance
beats |
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The term DIY, used to describe punk, means:
a. | drive it yourself | b. | do it yourself | c. | did it
yesterday | d. | do it yesterday |
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Punk music characteristics included:
a. | three or four chords per song, fast hectic beat, little distortion and shouted
protest lyrics | b. | three or four chords per song, fast hectic beat, heavy distortion and shouted protest
lyrics | c. | three or four chords per song, fast hectic beat, heavy distortion and shouted teenage
lyrics | d. | four or six chords per song, fast hectic beat, heavy distortion and shouted protest
lyrics |
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The Sex Pistols’ song ‘God Save the Queen’ was banned from
radio play because:
a. | the lyrics equated the Queen with money and consumerism | b. | the lyrics equated
the Queen with war and death | c. | the lyrics equated the Queen with
sado-masochism and pain | d. | the lyrics equated the Queen with fascism and
no hope for the future |
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Eventually, punk developed its own philosophy based around:
a. | nihilism, anarchism and hooliganism | b. | nihilism, anarchism and
fascism | c. | nihilism, anarchism and communism | d. | nihilism, hooliganism and
fascism |
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‘I’m Stranded’ by The Saints was noted for its:
a. | hacksaw guitar, fast tempo, shouted vocals and lyrics of angst | b. | buzzsaw guitar, fast
tempo, shouted vocals and lyrics of destruction | c. | hacksaw guitar, fast tempo, shouted vocals and
lyrics of destruction | d. | buzzsaw guitar, fast tempo, shouted vocals and
lyrics of angst |
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The first wave of punk died in the late 1970s because:
a. | the initial wave of punk bands evolved towards new wave | b. | the initial wave of
punk bands burned themselves out | c. | the initial wave of punk bands
retired | d. | the initial wave of punk bands evolved towards reggae |
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New wave arose after punk and was:
a. | less polished, less dramatic, better produced and better
performed | b. | more polished, more dramatic, better produced and better
performed | c. | more polished, less dramatic, better produced and better
performed | d. | less polished, more dramatic, better produced and better
performed |
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The second wave of punk bands in the 1980s often:
a. | fused punk with ska, reggae, new wave and funk | b. | fused punk with ska,
reggae, heavy rock and funk | c. | fused punk with reggae, new wave, disco and
funk | d. | fused punk with reggae, new wave, funk and progressive
rock |
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The concept of DIY from punk was retained in the 1990s in:
a. | grunge and white reggae | b. | grunge and pop-punk | c. | grunge and
commercial rock | d. | grunge and rap |
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