History of Rock n Roll (Exam
1)Questions & Answers 100%
Accurate!!
What enabled teens to continue consuming Rock n Roll despite their parents' objections? -
ANSWERIt further separated themselves from adult society.
Forbidden to read & write, what became central to communication in slave communities? What
emerged from this legacy? - ANSWERSinging and story telling
Rap
What accounts for American's economic boom after WWII? - ANSWER- Pent-up consumerism
(caused by war rationing, hold on to purchases during Great Depression)
- Exploded a lot of buying
According to Frederick Douglass, when and why did slaves sing? - ANSWERSlaves sang when they're
most unhappy.. it represents their sorrows of the heart.
What migration took place after WWII? What were its consequences? - ANSWERThe post-war
migration to suburbs...
The consequences were declining public services and decaying infrastructures in the inner-cities.
What did not end with the Civil War? - ANSWERRacial prejudice
Describe the interracial relations of the South and what it produced. - ANSWERdisplaced peoples
lived in the South -- hillbillies, cajuns, blacks, southern whites -- they did get along but were
integrated -- that is why you had to have segregations laws on the in the south -- also the displaced
people created a musical transculturation
Why did "Jim Crow" laws exist only in the South? - ANSWERThey were already segregated by schools,
parks, and other public facilities.
What was the audience for rhythm & blues before the 1950s? - ANSWERAfrican Americans
What happened to "uppity" blacks in the South? - ANSWERLynched and beaten
What accounts for the generation gap that emerged in the post-WWII era? - ANSWERthe gravity of
events (war)
rock 'n' roll
baby boomers
What were white home buyers required to do in many communities in the North? - ANSWERThey
had to sign covenants stating that they wouldn't later sell their houses to non-whites
, According to Dewey Grantham, what distinguishes the South from the rest of the U.S.? - ANSWERIt
was less industrialized, less diversified, and less literate when compared to other countries
What vision of a world did Robert Johnson's songs portray? - ANSWERA world without salvation,
redemption or rest.
A vision he pursued
What was the richest state in the U.S. in 1860? What is the poorest state today? -
ANSWERMississippi
Who gravitated to Bebop? Who listened to jazz after Bebop? - ANSWERJazz musicians. Musicians and
jazz aficionados
Who opened up a recording studio in Memphis to record talented musicians, especially blacks, then
wound up recording Elvis Presley's 1st songs on his Sun Records label? - ANSWERSam Phillips
What kind of music did W.C. Handy hear at the train station? What did he do with that music? -
ANSWER(W.C. Handy was a college educated bandleader)
An itinerant blues musician
Publish a string of blues, known as the Father of Blues, and became rich because of the blues.
What statistic shows America's economic dominance after WWII? - ANSWERGross Domestic Product
(GDP)
Why did popular blues bands feature female singers? - ANSWERBecause black females were less
threatening than black males. White America feared black men.
How did popular country singer Hank Williams account for his popularity? - ANSWERSincerity
Definition: the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.
Why did black performers, such as Howlin' Wolf, take on names that referred to animals? -
ANSWERParodying white attitude towards black sexuality
Traveling from New Orleans to Chicago then to NYC, he laid the foundations for all subsequent jazz
musicians to follow. - ANSWERLouis Armstrong
Why did "electric" blues emerge in Chicago? - ANSWERReflected tension, volume, and confusion
What did the music brought to America by African slaves emphasize? - ANSWERA complex percussive
rhythm, an authentic glimpse of Africa
How was the wide range of African American music marketed? - ANSWERIndependent record
companies that catered to blacks, labeled the music as "rhythm and blues"
What was one by-product of the Cold War, especially during the McCarthy era? - ANSWERconformity
-- not wanting to stand out
1)Questions & Answers 100%
Accurate!!
What enabled teens to continue consuming Rock n Roll despite their parents' objections? -
ANSWERIt further separated themselves from adult society.
Forbidden to read & write, what became central to communication in slave communities? What
emerged from this legacy? - ANSWERSinging and story telling
Rap
What accounts for American's economic boom after WWII? - ANSWER- Pent-up consumerism
(caused by war rationing, hold on to purchases during Great Depression)
- Exploded a lot of buying
According to Frederick Douglass, when and why did slaves sing? - ANSWERSlaves sang when they're
most unhappy.. it represents their sorrows of the heart.
What migration took place after WWII? What were its consequences? - ANSWERThe post-war
migration to suburbs...
The consequences were declining public services and decaying infrastructures in the inner-cities.
What did not end with the Civil War? - ANSWERRacial prejudice
Describe the interracial relations of the South and what it produced. - ANSWERdisplaced peoples
lived in the South -- hillbillies, cajuns, blacks, southern whites -- they did get along but were
integrated -- that is why you had to have segregations laws on the in the south -- also the displaced
people created a musical transculturation
Why did "Jim Crow" laws exist only in the South? - ANSWERThey were already segregated by schools,
parks, and other public facilities.
What was the audience for rhythm & blues before the 1950s? - ANSWERAfrican Americans
What happened to "uppity" blacks in the South? - ANSWERLynched and beaten
What accounts for the generation gap that emerged in the post-WWII era? - ANSWERthe gravity of
events (war)
rock 'n' roll
baby boomers
What were white home buyers required to do in many communities in the North? - ANSWERThey
had to sign covenants stating that they wouldn't later sell their houses to non-whites
, According to Dewey Grantham, what distinguishes the South from the rest of the U.S.? - ANSWERIt
was less industrialized, less diversified, and less literate when compared to other countries
What vision of a world did Robert Johnson's songs portray? - ANSWERA world without salvation,
redemption or rest.
A vision he pursued
What was the richest state in the U.S. in 1860? What is the poorest state today? -
ANSWERMississippi
Who gravitated to Bebop? Who listened to jazz after Bebop? - ANSWERJazz musicians. Musicians and
jazz aficionados
Who opened up a recording studio in Memphis to record talented musicians, especially blacks, then
wound up recording Elvis Presley's 1st songs on his Sun Records label? - ANSWERSam Phillips
What kind of music did W.C. Handy hear at the train station? What did he do with that music? -
ANSWER(W.C. Handy was a college educated bandleader)
An itinerant blues musician
Publish a string of blues, known as the Father of Blues, and became rich because of the blues.
What statistic shows America's economic dominance after WWII? - ANSWERGross Domestic Product
(GDP)
Why did popular blues bands feature female singers? - ANSWERBecause black females were less
threatening than black males. White America feared black men.
How did popular country singer Hank Williams account for his popularity? - ANSWERSincerity
Definition: the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.
Why did black performers, such as Howlin' Wolf, take on names that referred to animals? -
ANSWERParodying white attitude towards black sexuality
Traveling from New Orleans to Chicago then to NYC, he laid the foundations for all subsequent jazz
musicians to follow. - ANSWERLouis Armstrong
Why did "electric" blues emerge in Chicago? - ANSWERReflected tension, volume, and confusion
What did the music brought to America by African slaves emphasize? - ANSWERA complex percussive
rhythm, an authentic glimpse of Africa
How was the wide range of African American music marketed? - ANSWERIndependent record
companies that catered to blacks, labeled the music as "rhythm and blues"
What was one by-product of the Cold War, especially during the McCarthy era? - ANSWERconformity
-- not wanting to stand out
