HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL TEST
COMPILATION QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Rock and roll emerged as a hybrid form of music. Name three types of music that contribute to its
emergence - ANSWER 1) Country and Western
2) Rhythm and Blues
3) Jazz
Backbeat - ANSWER accents on beats 2 and 4 of 4/4 meter
Melody - ANSWER horizontal alignment of pitches
Riff - ANSWER short melodic idea (2-8 notes)
Harmony - ANSWER vertical alignment of pitches
Tempo - ANSWER speed
Dynamics - ANSWER volume
Form - ANSWER shape of the music: beginning, middle, and end
A complete rhythm section is made up of at least one chord instrument, one bass instrument, and
one percussion instrument - ANSWER true
, Avoids an encounter with reality and art but presents the look of reality for commercial success -
ANSWER Pop art
has an oral and aural tradition - ANSWER folk art
can preserve history and ethnic identity - ANSWER folk art
has a cultivated European tradition - ANSWER fine art
is concerned with issues of life and reality at the moment and with the expression of it - ANSWER
folk art
developed for a growing, literate middle class in the 18th century and early 19th century, for mass
consumption - ANSWER pop art
confronts life and has meaning only by an understanding of its historical context and potential future
ramifications - ANSWER fine art
Briefly describe American Society and its relationship to teen culture in the 1950s - ANSWER
American society in the 1950s was very conservative and this mindset embodied all aspects of life:
music, dress, and politics. There used to be a very polite culture and teens mostly followed what
parents did up until the emergence of rock and roll
Rock and roll was a code term for whites that Alan Freed used on the radio to describe Rhythm and
Blues Hits - ANSWER True
Rhythm and Blues is basically several black styles of music mixing with - ANSWER pop music
Chuck Berry - ANSWER gave rock and roll its two most distinctive features by transferrin the new
beat to the assertive guitar
Elvis - ANSWER gave rock and roll its most memorable voice, image, and strongest commercial
presence
COMPILATION QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Rock and roll emerged as a hybrid form of music. Name three types of music that contribute to its
emergence - ANSWER 1) Country and Western
2) Rhythm and Blues
3) Jazz
Backbeat - ANSWER accents on beats 2 and 4 of 4/4 meter
Melody - ANSWER horizontal alignment of pitches
Riff - ANSWER short melodic idea (2-8 notes)
Harmony - ANSWER vertical alignment of pitches
Tempo - ANSWER speed
Dynamics - ANSWER volume
Form - ANSWER shape of the music: beginning, middle, and end
A complete rhythm section is made up of at least one chord instrument, one bass instrument, and
one percussion instrument - ANSWER true
, Avoids an encounter with reality and art but presents the look of reality for commercial success -
ANSWER Pop art
has an oral and aural tradition - ANSWER folk art
can preserve history and ethnic identity - ANSWER folk art
has a cultivated European tradition - ANSWER fine art
is concerned with issues of life and reality at the moment and with the expression of it - ANSWER
folk art
developed for a growing, literate middle class in the 18th century and early 19th century, for mass
consumption - ANSWER pop art
confronts life and has meaning only by an understanding of its historical context and potential future
ramifications - ANSWER fine art
Briefly describe American Society and its relationship to teen culture in the 1950s - ANSWER
American society in the 1950s was very conservative and this mindset embodied all aspects of life:
music, dress, and politics. There used to be a very polite culture and teens mostly followed what
parents did up until the emergence of rock and roll
Rock and roll was a code term for whites that Alan Freed used on the radio to describe Rhythm and
Blues Hits - ANSWER True
Rhythm and Blues is basically several black styles of music mixing with - ANSWER pop music
Chuck Berry - ANSWER gave rock and roll its two most distinctive features by transferrin the new
beat to the assertive guitar
Elvis - ANSWER gave rock and roll its most memorable voice, image, and strongest commercial
presence
