Payola refers to the practice of _____.

paying radio programmers to play certain songs

What did major Internet Service Providers agree to help the music industry do?

redirect users digital piracy pages to slow download speeds

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the early growth of rock and roll?

It offered women a chance to perform.

What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in 2001 that was important to the music industry?

Free music file swapping is illegal and breaks copyright law

Which of the following applies to "cover music" in the 1950s?

White artists often topped the original black songwriters.

Which of the following is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley?

The first sales of records originated there.

Digital was the biggest recording advancement. Which is true of digital recording?

It translates sound waves into binary on-off pulses.

Which of the following is true regarding the development of records?

All of the options are correct.

First experiments with sound recording were in the 1850s. What kind of materials were used?

Hog's hair bristle and a coated cylinder.

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Sound Recording and Popular Music

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1
Why did record sales begin to tank in 1924?
the great depression struck
radio began to emerge
cassette tapes were created
production was expensive and the cost passed to the consumer
2
Payola refers to the practice of _____.
paying radio programmers to play certain songs
collecting fees for covered songs
paying composers or artists when a song is publicly played
charging radio stations for playing a certain song
3
What did major Internet Service Providers agree to help the music industry do?
combat illegal downloading by shutting down all P2P sites
redirect users digital piracy pages to slow download speeds
promote legal downloads with iTunes or other music links
None of the options are correct.
4
Who was known as the King of the Delta Blues and major influence for blues and rock stars?
Big Joe Turner
Chuck Berry
Robert Johnson
Little Richard
5
Enables digital recording to be compressed into smaller more manageable files
Analog
iTunes
MP3
CD player
6
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the early growth of rock and roll?
It provided radio with inexpensive content.
It offered youths an escape from real-world concerns.
Racial barriers were beginning to break down.
It offered women a chance to perform.
7
The combination of country music, Mississippi delta blues and southern gospel was called?
Motown
rockabilly
folk rock
R&B
8
Originally, Thomas Edison patented his phonograph as a type of_____.
record player
telephone
telegraph
answering machine
9
What did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in 2001 that was important to the music industry?
Free music file swapping is illegal and breaks copyright law
Napstar is allowed to provide free music downloads to fans
The industry must provide monitors to ensure payola ends
Music is free to download and share across the internet
10
In 1906, what was the name of the first record players and how did they work?
Victrolas. Cranked them.
Phonograph. Plugged them in.
Player Machine. They plugged in.
Music Box. Cranked them.
11
Which of the following applies to "cover music" in the 1950s?
White artists often topped the original black songwriters.
Songwriters were fairly compensated for their work.
Black artists frequently covered white artists' music.
Black artists were often shown on successful album covers.
12
This appeals to wide cross section of the public, at time based on age, region or ethnicity
rap music
pop music
classical music
gospel music
13
Which of the following formats became the standard for singles?
78 rpm
LP vinyl
33 1/3 rpm
45 rpm
14
Which of the following is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley?
The term refers to an area of Manhattan.
The first sales of records originated there.
Tin pan described the sound of music produced in the area.
Its tradition of songwriters continued through the 1950s
15
Digital was the biggest recording advancement. Which is true of digital recording?
It only works by storing information on magnetic tape.
Was first developed by German scientists during the 1940s.
It refers to using your computer to record music.
It translates sound waves into binary on-off pulses.
16
The improvisational music that developed in New Orleans is known as _____.
jazz
rock and roll
big band
blues
17
Which of the following is true regarding the development of records?
Their initial appeal was limited due to poor sound quality.
All of the options are correct.
They led to the development of a “star system.”
They were the first sound medium to be mass-produced.
18
Rock and roll is credited with blurring the lines between all of the following EXCEPT
sacred and secular
parents and children
African American and white
high and low culture
19
One of the best selling singer-songwriters of all time is?
Taylor Swift
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Justin Bieber
Adele
20
First experiments with sound recording were in the 1850s. What kind of materials were used?
Hog's hair bristle and a coated cylinder.
Human hair, wax paper and a plate
A megaphone in a very small room.
A diaphragm, string and a bellows

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