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Modern U.S. Ch. 16 Pop Culture
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Modern US Chapter 16 Pop Culture
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1
All of the following are examples of movie stars from the 1950s:
James Dean
Marilyn Monroe
Paul Newman
Elizabeth Taylor
2
Television became an important source for what during the late 1950s?
News
Government Coverage
Sporting Events
3
In order to lure people away from their television, moviemakers used what?
Cinemascope
Both 3-D & Cinemascope
3-D Glasses
4
The youth rebelled against the conformist ideals of adult society by looking for...
Communists
reality TV stars
Controversial Literature
Controversial styles of music
5
African Americans tried to fit into a country that treated them as second-class citizens:
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Ray Charles
6
What was almost outlawed from TV?
Elvis' Hips
Elvis' Shoulders
7
Television became an important source for what during the late 1950s?
Sporting Events
Government Coverage
News
8
All of the following were categories of popular TV shows during the 50s, EXCEPT:
Comedy
Reality
Variety Style
Action & Adventure
9
1951 Radio disc jockey Alan Freed gained permission to play what on the radio?
Bluegrass
African American Rhythm and Blues
10
The popularity of what item increased once it became more affordable for consumers in the 50s?
Television
Radio
11
In order to lure people away from their television, moviemakers used what?
Both 3-D & Cinemascope
Cinemascope
3-D Glasses
12
What were the repercussions of TV?
Advertising became less popular
Reinforced Middle-class values
Encouraged people to stay home
13
Which of the following could result in expulsion?
Boy's hair touching their ears
Girls wearing pants instead of a dress
Boys wearing blue jeans
Hipster Talk
14
Besides Rock n Roll, what else helped to save Radio?
Car Radios
News Programming
Bored Housewives
15
All of the following were categories of popular TV shows during the 50s, EXCEPT:
Reality
Comedy
Variety Style
Action & Adventure
16
One very popular variety show was?
Ed Sullivan's
America's Got Talent
17
Which industry was hurt by the increase of television?
Movie
Automobile
18
Which group of mostly white artists, highlighted the values gap that existed in the U.S.?
Sputnik
Beats
Beatles
19
Which industry was hurt by the increase of television?
Automobile
Movie
20
The most popular sports during the 1950s were boxing and baseball-stars included:
Stan Musial
Arnold Palmer
Ben Hogan
Jackie Robinson
21
Radio had to find ways to get TV viewers to listen again:
Talk Shows
Rock 'n' Roll
News
Public-service
22
What were the repercussions of TV?
Advertising became less popular
Reinforced Middle-class values
Encouraged people to stay home
23
Which form of music was banned from some cities?
Country Western
Rock 'n' Roll
24
One famous beat, who wrote
On the Road
was?
Jack Kerouac
Michael Harrington
25
Which group of mostly white artists, highlighted the values gap that existed in the U.S.?
Beatles
Sputnik
Beats