MUNM 287 Part 2 Lecture Quizzes With
Complete Solutions
What was the first form of popular culture to celebrate characteristics of city
life? - ANSWER Rock 'n' Roll
There was a great deal of resistance to rock 'n' roll particularly in the American
South. Why? - ANSWER Its primary roots were in black culture
This american sociologist established the sociology department at Harvard
University. His work was enormously influential through the 1950s and well into
the 1960s. - ANSWER Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons advocated a new approach to studying popular culture,
encompassing not only sociology but also all the social sciences. This new
approach was called - ANSWER the grand theory
The theory of African-American cultural assimilation contained stages. How
many stages were there? - ANSWER 3 stages
The process of taking a song or style from the black culture and reproducing it
using a white singer is known as a: - ANSWER cover version
Audience of the mid 50s forced the music industry to provide and alternative to
the bland music on the radio using this method: - ANSWER determined
resistance to the status quo
Charlie Gillett identified three modes of expression in popular music. They were
sentimental, melodramatic, and - ANSWER trivial-novelty
black singers learner to adopt styles that were specially developed for the white
audience. Two of the best at this technique were: - ANSWER Nat King Cole and
Chuck Berry
An example of a cover version was the song Sh-Boom which was recorded by
both the Chords and - ANSWER The Crew Cuts
Of the three classifications of music of Rock 'n' Roll, Rock and Roll, and Rock,
which is defined as the particular kind of music to which the term was first
applied - ANSWER Rock 'n' Roll
All post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll were known as: - ANSWER Rock
, This song by Bill Haley and his Comets was the first rock 'n' roll song to make the
best selling lists.. Billboard's national chart - ANSWER Crazy Man Crazy
The phrases "Rock and roll" were rhythm and blues euphemisms for this: -
ANSWER sex
up until the end of the 1930s the vast majority of recorded music was or sounded
like: - ANSWER show tunes
the two major licensing agents in music are - ANSWER ASCAP and BMI
How many major recording companies dominated the popular music market
prior to rock and roll? - ANSWER six
by 1952 there were over 100 independent companies in business, many of them
specialized in this genre - ANSWER rhythm and blues
the growth of rock 'n' roll cannot be separated from the emergence of this new
phenomenon - ANSWER youth culture
Perceived problems with the music of the youth culture included the idea that
rock 'n' roll songs excluded too much sexuality, the attitudes seemed to either
question or openly defy authority and: - ANSWER the singers were either black
or sounded black
this style of rock 'n' roll was best exemplified by Bill Haley and his Comets -
ANSWER Northern band rock 'n' roll
according to Charlie Gillett, between the years 1954-1956, there were
distinctive styles of rock 'n' roll which developed almost completely
independently of one another that collectively became known as rock 'n' roll.
How many styles did he define? - ANSWER five
the two artists associated with the New Orleans Dance Blues are - ANSWER Fat
Domino and Little Richard
Both fats domino and Little Richard recorded in this producer's studio -
ANSWER Cosimo Matassa
This artist's stage performance set the standard for anyone who followed him.
His stylings appear in both male and female vocalists throughout the rest of the
history of rock music - ANSWER Little Richard
Complete Solutions
What was the first form of popular culture to celebrate characteristics of city
life? - ANSWER Rock 'n' Roll
There was a great deal of resistance to rock 'n' roll particularly in the American
South. Why? - ANSWER Its primary roots were in black culture
This american sociologist established the sociology department at Harvard
University. His work was enormously influential through the 1950s and well into
the 1960s. - ANSWER Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons advocated a new approach to studying popular culture,
encompassing not only sociology but also all the social sciences. This new
approach was called - ANSWER the grand theory
The theory of African-American cultural assimilation contained stages. How
many stages were there? - ANSWER 3 stages
The process of taking a song or style from the black culture and reproducing it
using a white singer is known as a: - ANSWER cover version
Audience of the mid 50s forced the music industry to provide and alternative to
the bland music on the radio using this method: - ANSWER determined
resistance to the status quo
Charlie Gillett identified three modes of expression in popular music. They were
sentimental, melodramatic, and - ANSWER trivial-novelty
black singers learner to adopt styles that were specially developed for the white
audience. Two of the best at this technique were: - ANSWER Nat King Cole and
Chuck Berry
An example of a cover version was the song Sh-Boom which was recorded by
both the Chords and - ANSWER The Crew Cuts
Of the three classifications of music of Rock 'n' Roll, Rock and Roll, and Rock,
which is defined as the particular kind of music to which the term was first
applied - ANSWER Rock 'n' Roll
All post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll were known as: - ANSWER Rock
, This song by Bill Haley and his Comets was the first rock 'n' roll song to make the
best selling lists.. Billboard's national chart - ANSWER Crazy Man Crazy
The phrases "Rock and roll" were rhythm and blues euphemisms for this: -
ANSWER sex
up until the end of the 1930s the vast majority of recorded music was or sounded
like: - ANSWER show tunes
the two major licensing agents in music are - ANSWER ASCAP and BMI
How many major recording companies dominated the popular music market
prior to rock and roll? - ANSWER six
by 1952 there were over 100 independent companies in business, many of them
specialized in this genre - ANSWER rhythm and blues
the growth of rock 'n' roll cannot be separated from the emergence of this new
phenomenon - ANSWER youth culture
Perceived problems with the music of the youth culture included the idea that
rock 'n' roll songs excluded too much sexuality, the attitudes seemed to either
question or openly defy authority and: - ANSWER the singers were either black
or sounded black
this style of rock 'n' roll was best exemplified by Bill Haley and his Comets -
ANSWER Northern band rock 'n' roll
according to Charlie Gillett, between the years 1954-1956, there were
distinctive styles of rock 'n' roll which developed almost completely
independently of one another that collectively became known as rock 'n' roll.
How many styles did he define? - ANSWER five
the two artists associated with the New Orleans Dance Blues are - ANSWER Fat
Domino and Little Richard
Both fats domino and Little Richard recorded in this producer's studio -
ANSWER Cosimo Matassa
This artist's stage performance set the standard for anyone who followed him.
His stylings appear in both male and female vocalists throughout the rest of the
history of rock music - ANSWER Little Richard
