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

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

Hog's hair bristle and a coated cylinder.

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.

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

It offered women a chance to perform.

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.

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

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