Question 1

Which of the following is an example of streaming music?

Accepted Answer

A) Music services available on long airplane flights 
B) Downloading music to your computer or portable music player like an iPod 
C) Music you hear on the radio 
D) An online music service that lets you listen to music without physically owning the songs 
E) Music that has been illegally downloaded 
A) Music services available on long airplane flights 
B) Downloading music to your computer or portable music player like an iPod 
C) Music you hear on the radio 
D) An online music service that lets you listen to music without physically owning the songs 
E) Music that has been illegally downloaded D

Question 2

In the 1950s, it was common practice for white artists to cover songs first recorded by black performers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Established music artist Amanda Palmer built her online community and sells music directly to fans through her personal Web site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Streaming music services eliminate the physical ownership of music in favor of access to music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Thomas Edison initially expected his new phonograph to be used as a kind of telephone answering machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The biggest seller of recorded music in the United States is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) BMG Music Service 
B) Best Buy 
C) Walmart 
D) Target 
E) iTunes 
A) BMG Music Service 
B) Best Buy 
C) Walmart 
D) Target 
E) iTunes

Question 7

The music industry has successfully hindered peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, which enable free music file-sharing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about the attempts to rein in popular music?

Accepted Answer

A) Most attempts happened in the 1950s and 1960s. 
B) Concerns over lyrics in the mid-1980s had no effect on the music industry. 
C) Before the British Invasion, there were no clashes between older and younger generations over music. 
D) Middle-class white adults embraced gangster rap as an excellent way for their children to learn about inner-city life. 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) Most attempts happened in the 1950s and 1960s. 
B) Concerns over lyrics in the mid-1980s had no effect on the music industry. 
C) Before the British Invasion, there were no clashes between older and younger generations over music. 
D) Middle-class white adults embraced gangster rap as an excellent way for their children to learn about inner-city life. 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 9

Which of the following are ways the music industry tries to fight the illegal downloading of music?

Accepted Answer

A) It has asked P2P sites like Grokster and Kazaa to pay them a monthly fee. 
B) It has embraced ways for consumers to pay for legal downloading of music. 
C) It has convinced several major Internet service providers to help identify customers who may be illegally downloading music. 
D) Both B ("embraced legal downloading") and C (convinced "Internet service providers identify illegal downloaders") are correct. 
E) Both A (asked "P2P sites to pay a monthly fee") and B ("embraced legal downloading") are correct. 
A) It has asked P2P sites like Grokster and Kazaa to pay them a monthly fee. 
B) It has embraced ways for consumers to pay for legal downloading of music. 
C) It has convinced several major Internet service providers to help identify customers who may be illegally downloading music. 
D) Both B ("embraced legal downloading") and C (convinced "Internet service providers identify illegal downloaders") are correct. 
E) Both A (asked "P2P sites to pay a monthly fee") and B ("embraced legal downloading") are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following large corporations is not one of the major firms controlling national and international music distribution today?

Accepted Answer

A) RCA 
B) Sony Music Entertainment 
C) Warner Music Group 
D) Universal Music Group 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) RCA 
B) Sony Music Entertainment 
C) Warner Music Group 
D) Universal Music Group 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 11

In the 1920s, many radio stations went off the air because they couldn't afford to pay for the rights to broadcast recorded music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A _________________________ recording is made by turning sound waves into a series of on-off pulses stored as numerical code.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _________________________ recording is made by turning...

Question 13

Thomas Edison made his first sound recordings on a cylinder wrapped in tinfoil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Blues music originated in the urban taverns of Southern California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

About 40 percent of all music recordings purchased in the United States are digital downloads.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Emile Berliner's invention of ______ was significant because it allowed for mass reproduction of sound recordings and for labeling, which enabled the development of a star system.

Accepted Answer

A) wax cylinders 
B) lamp black 
C) flat disks 
D) audiotape 
E) 331/3 rpm records 
A) wax cylinders 
B) lamp black 
C) flat disks 
D) audiotape 
E) 331/3 rpm records

Question 17

Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" ______.

Accepted Answer

A) became the first No.1 hip-hop album on the popular charts 
B) infused hip-hop with a political take on ghetto life 
C) sampled part of another song, a practice common to hip-hop 
D) was part of the subgenre known as gangster rap 
E) was covered more successfully by white artists 
A) became the first No.1 hip-hop album on the popular charts 
B) infused hip-hop with a political take on ghetto life 
C) sampled part of another song, a practice common to hip-hop 
D) was part of the subgenre known as gangster rap 
E) was covered more successfully by white artists

Question 18

Under the compromise reached by CBS and RCA in 1953, the standard for record singles became the ______ format.

Accepted Answer

A) 331/3-rpm 
B) 45-rpm 
C) 78-rpm 
D) CD 
E) MP3 
A) 331/3-rpm 
B) 45-rpm 
C) 78-rpm 
D) CD 
E) MP3

Question 19

Motown music groups had a more stylized, softer sound than the funk music of James Brown and Wilson Pickett.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Unlike Edison's phonograph, Emile Berliner's gramophone played flat disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is an example of streaming music?

In the 1950s, it was common practice for white artists to cover songs first recorded by black performers.

Established music artist Amanda Palmer built her online community and sells music directly to fans through her personal Web site.

Streaming music services eliminate the physical ownership of music in favor of access to music.

Thomas Edison initially expected his new phonograph to be used as a kind of telephone answering machine.

The biggest seller of recorded music in the United States is ______.

The music industry has successfully hindered peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, which enable free music file-sharing.

Which of the following statements is true about the attempts to rein in popular music?

Which of the following are ways the music industry tries to fight the illegal downloading of music?

Which of the following large corporations is not one of the major firms controlling national and international music distribution today?

In the 1920s, many radio stations went off the air because they couldn't afford to pay for the rights to broadcast recorded music.

A _________________________ recording is made by turning sound waves into a series of on-off pulses stored as numerical code.

Thomas Edison made his first sound recordings on a cylinder wrapped in tinfoil.

Blues music originated in the urban taverns of Southern California.

About 40 percent of all music recordings purchased in the United States are digital downloads.

Emile Berliner's invention of ______ was significant because it allowed for mass reproduction of sound recordings and for labeling, which enabled the development of a star system.

Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" ______.

Under the compromise reached by CBS and RCA in 1953, the standard for record singles became the ______ format.

Motown music groups had a more stylized, softer sound than the funk music of James Brown and Wilson Pickett.

Unlike Edison's phonograph, Emile Berliner's gramophone played flat disks.

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

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Exam 4: Sound Recording and Popular Music

Which of the following is an example of streaming music?

In the 1950s, it was common practice for white artists to cover songs first recorded by black performers.

Established music artist Amanda Palmer built her online community and sells music directly to fans through her personal Web site.

Streaming music services eliminate the physical ownership of music in favor of access to music.

Thomas Edison initially expected his new phonograph to be used as a kind of telephone answering machine.

The biggest seller of recorded music in the United States is ______.

The music industry has successfully hindered peer-to-peer (P2P) systems, which enable free music file-sharing.

Which of the following statements is true about the attempts to rein in popular music?

Which of the following are ways the music industry tries to fight the illegal downloading of music?

Which of the following large corporations is not one of the major firms controlling national and international music distribution today?

In the 1920s, many radio stations went off the air because they couldn't afford to pay for the rights to broadcast recorded music.

A _________________________ recording is made by turning sound waves into a series of on-off pulses stored as numerical code.

Thomas Edison made his first sound recordings on a cylinder wrapped in tinfoil.

Blues music originated in the urban taverns of Southern California.

About 40 percent of all music recordings purchased in the United States are digital downloads.

Emile Berliner's invention of ______ was significant because it allowed for mass reproduction of sound recordings and for labeling, which enabled the development of a star system.

Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" ______.

Under the compromise reached by CBS and RCA in 1953, the standard for record singles became the ______ format.

Motown music groups had a more stylized, softer sound than the funk music of James Brown and Wilson Pickett.

Unlike Edison's phonograph, Emile Berliner's gramophone played flat disks.

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

General Questions Covering the Entire Text

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