Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The term rock’n’roll specifically refers to:
a. | music from 1954–1959 | b. | music from 1954–1964 | c. | music from
1955–1962 | d. | music from 1950–1960 |
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Rock’n’roll subculture included:
a. | music, food and language | b. | language, fashion and food | c. | dancing, films and
food | d. | music, dancing and fashion |
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Characteristics of rock’n’roll music included:
a. | 12-bar blues progressions, shuffle beats and crooning vocals | b. | shuffle beats,
walking bass lines and riff-based blues melodies | c. | ice-cream chords, walking bass lines and
shuffle beats | d. | ice-cream chords, straight beats and crooning vocals |
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Differences between rock’n’roll and rhythm and blues
included:
a. | electric guitars, low-level dance energy and teenage lyrics | b. | electric guitars,
low-level dance energy and adult lyrics | c. | electric guitars, high-level dance energy and
teenage lyrics | d. | electric guitars, high-level dance energy and adult
lyrics |
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A common chord progression used in rock’n’roll is:
a. | 32-bar popular song form | b. | ice-cream chord progression | c. | 16-bar blues
progression | d. | 12-bar blues progression |
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Who first coined the term ‘rock’n’roll’?
a. | Elvis Presley | b. | Alan Freed | c. | Chuck
Berry | d. | Ray Charles |
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Which of the following artists were rock’n’roll stars?
a. | Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard | b. | Elvis Presley, Chuck
Berry and Frankie Avalon | c. | Elvis Presley, Bobby Rydell and Neil
Sedaka | d. | Bobby Rydell, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly |
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The bass line used in many rock’n’roll songs was based upon:
a. | Doo-wop bass | b. | Walking bass | c. | Descending
bass | d. | Syncopated bass |
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Who was the man considered responsible for developing the
rock’n’roll guitar sound?
a. | Chuck Berry | b. | Elvis Presley | c. | Little
Richard | d. | Jerry Lee Lewis |
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Who was Australia’s king of rock’n’roll?
a. | Little Patie | b. | Lee Gordon | c. | Normie
Rowe | d. | Johnny O’Keefe |
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What was the payola scandal?
a. | Artists taking bribes to sing certain songs | b. | DJs taking bribes to
play certain songs | c. | DJs taking bribes not to play certain
songs | d. | Artists taking bribes not to sing certain songs |
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Rock’n’roll helped break down the racial barrier because:
a. | white teenagers started buying records only by black artists | b. | white teenagers
started buying records only by white artists | c. | white teenagers started buying records by both
black and white artists | d. | white teenagers started buying records by
banned artists |
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Why did record companies create the teen pop sound in the early 1960s?
a. | They were scared of averse public opinion regarding
rock’n’roll | b. | They were scared of rock’n’roll
artists | c. | They were scared of teenagers | d. | They wanted to make more
money |
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Where did the surf sound originate?
a. | On the east coast of America | b. | On the east coast of
Australia | c. | On the west coast of Australia | d. | On the west coast of
America |
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The surf sound became popular in Australia because:
a. | the Beach Boys were an Australian band | b. | surf music originated in
Australia | c. | Australia already had a surf culture | d. | Australians discovered surfing through the
Beach Boys’ music |
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Doo-wop singing usually involves:
a. | a group of singers singing nonsense a capella syllables in close
harmony | b. | a group of singers singing lyrics of romance in close harmony with instrumental
accompaniment | c. | a group of singers singing nonsense syllables about romance in close
harmony | d. | a group of singers singing lyrics of romance a capella with instrumental
accompaniment |
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What was the chord progression most often associated with teen pop?
a. | 12-bar blues | b. | AABA popular song form | c. | blues-based
progressions | d. | ice-cream chords |
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What is the ‘wall of sound’?
a. | a type of songwriting technique | b. | a type of vocal technique | c. | a type of recording
technique | d. | a type of instrumental technique |
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Why were the Motown studios established?
a. | To reclaim African American popular music for African Americans | b. | To reclaim rhythm
& blues for African Americans | c. | To reclaim rock’n’roll for African
Americans | d. | To reclaim soul for African Americans |
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Teen pop did not enjoy the same popularity as rock’n’roll.
Why?
a. | the music was too fast | b. | the music was too formulaic | c. | the music was too
loud | d. | the music was too threatening |
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