Question 1

Little Richard became the first African American artist to chart higher with his own song than a white cover artist because ______.

Accepted Answer

A) he cleaned up the music and lyrics so white audiences wouldn't be offended 
B) he pretended to be white 
C) nobody cared about race anymore 
D) he wrote and performed a song with lyrics and a style that white artists like Pat Boone couldn't imitate 
E) he made a deal with white cover artists so they would respect his creative efforts 
A) he cleaned up the music and lyrics so white audiences wouldn't be offended 
B) he pretended to be white 
C) nobody cared about race anymore 
D) he wrote and performed a song with lyrics and a style that white artists like Pat Boone couldn't imitate 
E) he made a deal with white cover artists so they would respect his creative efforts

Question 2

Conservative social forces in the late 1950s pointed to Jerry Lee Lewis as an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the new clean-cut musicians who were promoted by Dick Clark 
B) a rock and roller who was considered to be "white trash" 
C) how musicians could be corrupted by payola 
D) how a young man from the South could realize the American Dream 
E) how black musicians were inciting riots 
A) the new clean-cut musicians who were promoted by Dick Clark 
B) a rock and roller who was considered to be "white trash" 
C) how musicians could be corrupted by payola 
D) how a young man from the South could realize the American Dream 
E) how black musicians were inciting riots

Question 3

A(n) _________________________ recording is made by capturing the fluctuations of the original sound waves and storing those signals in record grooves or an audiotape's continuous stream of magnetized particles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _________________________ recording is made by capturing...

Question 4

In the 1940s, _____________________ originated as magnetized strands.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1940s, _____________________ originated as magnetized...

Question 5

Why are independent labels important to the music industry today?

Accepted Answer

Independent labels, often referred to as

Question 6

Edison's early cylinder recordings were made out of durable vinyl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One advantage of polyvinyl records over shellac records is that they were less likely to break.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The word phonograph comes from the Latin words phone and graph, which put together mean "recorded speaking."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Independent labels produce only about 2 percent of all recordings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified.
-Payola

Accepted Answer

A) Buddy Holly 
B) Thomas Edison 
C) Little Richard 
D) Elvis Presley 
E) Bing Crosby
F)Chuck Berry
G)Alan Freed
H)Emile Berliner
I)Jerry Lee Lewis 
A) Buddy Holly 
B) Thomas Edison 
C) Little Richard 
D) Elvis Presley 
E) Bing Crosby
F)Chuck Berry
G)Alan Freed
H)Emile Berliner
I)Jerry Lee Lewis

Question 11

Which statement best describes the uneasiness between the commercial and artistic sides of the music business?

Accepted Answer

A) Record labels only want cookie-cutter artists, but recording artists don't want to compromise their own "sound." 
B) An artist who criticizes commercial culture might need to sign with a major label and become part of that culture in order to reach a larger audience. 
C) Record labels rely on the Internet to promote artists, but recording artists feel that this practice is too commercial. 
D) Artists want to set their own prices, but record labels are unwilling to allow artists too much freedom. 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) Record labels only want cookie-cutter artists, but recording artists don't want to compromise their own "sound." 
B) An artist who criticizes commercial culture might need to sign with a major label and become part of that culture in order to reach a larger audience. 
C) Record labels rely on the Internet to promote artists, but recording artists feel that this practice is too commercial. 
D) Artists want to set their own prices, but record labels are unwilling to allow artists too much freedom. 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 12

How did sound recording survive the coming of radio?

Accepted Answer

Sound recording survived the coming of r

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct chronological order (oldest to newest) in which musical genres first became popular?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip-hop, rock, punk, jazz, grunge 
B) Jazz, punk, hip-hop, rock, grunge 
C) Punk, jazz, grunge, hip-hop, rock 
D) Jazz, rock, punk, hip-hop, grunge 
E) Grunge, hip-hop, punk, rock, jazz 
A) Hip-hop, rock, punk, jazz, grunge 
B) Jazz, punk, hip-hop, rock, grunge 
C) Punk, jazz, grunge, hip-hop, rock 
D) Jazz, rock, punk, hip-hop, grunge 
E) Grunge, hip-hop, punk, rock, jazz

Question 14

Which of the following statements about the music industry and the Internet since the year 2000 is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Musicians and music companies are afraid to use the Internet to market new music. 
B) No one will spend money for music if they can download it for free. 
C) Artists who use the Internet to generate a fan base can improve their chances of being signed by a major label. 
D) No musicians have experimented with bypassing record labels and selling their music directly on the Internet. 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) Musicians and music companies are afraid to use the Internet to market new music. 
B) No one will spend money for music if they can download it for free. 
C) Artists who use the Internet to generate a fan base can improve their chances of being signed by a major label. 
D) No musicians have experimented with bypassing record labels and selling their music directly on the Internet. 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 15

Sometimes called the first integrationist music, rock and roll blurred all sorts of cultural, class, and geographic boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Before rock and roll, the music industry distinguished pop charts-featuring mostly white music-from R&B, or _________________________ charts-featuring mostly black music.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Before rock and roll, the music industry...

Question 17

Which of the following is not an example of the Web sites that are increasingly popular places for fans to sample and discover new music?

Accepted Answer

A) Google 
B) Pandora 
C) Facebook 
D) YouTube 
E) Rhapsody 
A) Google 
B) Pandora 
C) Facebook 
D) YouTube 
E) Rhapsody

Question 18

Punk rock emerged in the 1970s partly to protest the commercialism of the recording industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In economic terms, the recording industry is best described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) a monopoly 
B) a big, friendly, family business 
C) an oligopoly 
D) alternative-music heaven 
E) cluttered with indie record labels 
A) a monopoly 
B) a big, friendly, family business 
C) an oligopoly 
D) alternative-music heaven 
E) cluttered with indie record labels

Question 20

Why did Emile Berliner's flat disk replace Thomas Edison's wax cylinder, and why did this technical reconfiguration matter in the history of mass media?

Accepted Answer

Emile Berliner's flat disk replaced Thom

Little Richard became the first African American artist to chart higher with his own song than a white cover artist because ______.

Conservative social forces in the late 1950s pointed to Jerry Lee Lewis as an example of ______.

A(n) _________________________ recording is made by capturing the fluctuations of the original sound waves and storing those signals in record grooves or an audiotape's continuous stream of magnetized particles.

In the 1940s, _____________________ originated as magnetized strands.

Why are independent labels important to the music industry today?

Edison's early cylinder recordings were made out of durable vinyl.

One advantage of polyvinyl records over shellac records is that they were less likely to break.

The word phonograph comes from the Latin words phone and graph, which put together mean "recorded speaking."

Independent labels produce only about 2 percent of all recordings.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified. -Payola

Which statement best describes the uneasiness between the commercial and artistic sides of the music business?

How did sound recording survive the coming of radio?

Which of the following is the correct chronological order (oldest to newest) in which musical genres first became popular?

Which of the following statements about the music industry and the Internet since the year 2000 is true?

Sometimes called the first integrationist music, rock and roll blurred all sorts of cultural, class, and geographic boundaries.

Before rock and roll, the music industry distinguished pop charts-featuring mostly white music-from R&B, or _________________________ charts-featuring mostly black music.

Which of the following is not an example of the Web sites that are increasingly popular places for fans to sample and discover new music?

Punk rock emerged in the 1970s partly to protest the commercialism of the recording industry.

In economic terms, the recording industry is best described as ______.

Why did Emile Berliner's flat disk replace Thomas Edison's wax cylinder, and why did this technical reconfiguration matter in the history of mass media?

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

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Exam 4: Sound Recording and Popular Music

Little Richard became the first African American artist to chart higher with his own song than a white cover artist because ______.

Conservative social forces in the late 1950s pointed to Jerry Lee Lewis as an example of ______.

A(n) _________________________ recording is made by capturing the fluctuations of the original sound waves and storing those signals in record grooves or an audiotape's continuous stream of magnetized particles.

In the 1940s, _____________________ originated as magnetized strands.

Why are independent labels important to the music industry today?

Edison's early cylinder recordings were made out of durable vinyl.

One advantage of polyvinyl records over shellac records is that they were less likely to break.

The word phonograph comes from the Latin words phone and graph, which put together mean "recorded speaking."

Independent labels produce only about 2 percent of all recordings.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified. -Payola

Which statement best describes the uneasiness between the commercial and artistic sides of the music business?

How did sound recording survive the coming of radio?

Which of the following is the correct chronological order (oldest to newest) in which musical genres first became popular?

Which of the following statements about the music industry and the Internet since the year 2000 is true?

Sometimes called the first integrationist music, rock and roll blurred all sorts of cultural, class, and geographic boundaries.

Before rock and roll, the music industry distinguished pop charts-featuring mostly white music-from R&B, or _________________________ charts-featuring mostly black music.

Which of the following is not an example of the Web sites that are increasingly popular places for fans to sample and discover new music?

Punk rock emerged in the 1970s partly to protest the commercialism of the recording industry.

In economic terms, the recording industry is best described as ______.

Why did Emile Berliner's flat disk replace Thomas Edison's wax cylinder, and why did this technical reconfiguration matter in the history of mass media?

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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