1/11/25, 3:55 PM Quiz 1: HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC - 1C
MUS 40201 Quiz 1|Questions and Answers|Passed Latest Update
Due Jan 6 at 11:59pm
Points 50
Questions 25
Available Dec 31, 2024 at 12am - Jan 6 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 75 Minutes
Instructions
See the Week 1 Overview for details.
Note: Students must complete and submit the exam in a single sitting within the allotted time once they
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This quiz was locked Jan 6 at 11:59pm.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 54 minutes 50 out of 50
Score for this quiz: 50 out of 50
Submitted Jan 5 at 11:39am
This attempt took 54 minutes.
Question 1
pts
What is true true about the diddley bow?
It is a vocal growl used in gospel music.
Correct!
It is a musical instrument adapted from the African one-stringed zither.
It was a unique way of recognizing fan appreciation in the nineteenth century.
It is part of a ship that howls in the wind and inspired African American styles of the 19th e. Century.
It is used to hunt small game in the mountains of Appalachian America.
, 1/11/25, 3:55 PM Quiz 1: HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC - 1C
Question 2
pts
Minstrelsy was invented in southern, aristocratic neighborhoods of cities like Atlanta?
True
Correct!
False
Question 3
pts
What is a "broadside"?
Large ships that brought immigrants to America.
Newspapers that also contained a calendar of vaudeville shows at local theaters and music halls.
A nickname for the alleyways of New York City where Jewish immigrants settled.
The two sections of a song that encapsulate the bridge.
Correct!
Large sheets of music that were sold on the streets.
Question 4
pts
Which of the following is true about African American ballads of the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries?
They were usually composed by Jewish Tin Pan Alley composers.
They included songs such as “Barbara Allen.”
They were performed in “blackface.”
They were popular in the area around Atlanta, Georgia, but did not catch on in other places until the 1970s.
Correct!
They celebrated the exploits of black heroes and “bad men.”
Question 5
pts
Select all the answers that are true about "strophic ballads"?
There were about the idyllic version of the "American dream".
Correct!
They were usually composed using traditional melodies.
Correct!
They were circulated via broadsides.
Correct!
The song "Barbara Allen" is one of them.
MUS 40201 Quiz 1|Questions and Answers|Passed Latest Update
Due Jan 6 at 11:59pm
Points 50
Questions 25
Available Dec 31, 2024 at 12am - Jan 6 at 11:59pm
Time Limit 75 Minutes
Instructions
See the Week 1 Overview for details.
Note: Students must complete and submit the exam in a single sitting within the allotted time once they
click on Take the Quiz. You cannot pause or stop the timer for the exam once you start—even if you visit
another page in the course, logout, or your browser quits unexpectedly. You can resume the exam by
clicking on the title of the exam in your course and clicking on Resume the Quiz.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Each student is expected to work on this individually and within the confines
of the University Academic Integrity Policy
( https://confluence.rowan.edu/display /POLICY/Academic+Integrity +Policy)
This quiz was locked Jan 6 at 11:59pm.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 54 minutes 50 out of 50
Score for this quiz: 50 out of 50
Submitted Jan 5 at 11:39am
This attempt took 54 minutes.
Question 1
pts
What is true true about the diddley bow?
It is a vocal growl used in gospel music.
Correct!
It is a musical instrument adapted from the African one-stringed zither.
It was a unique way of recognizing fan appreciation in the nineteenth century.
It is part of a ship that howls in the wind and inspired African American styles of the 19th e. Century.
It is used to hunt small game in the mountains of Appalachian America.
, 1/11/25, 3:55 PM Quiz 1: HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC - 1C
Question 2
pts
Minstrelsy was invented in southern, aristocratic neighborhoods of cities like Atlanta?
True
Correct!
False
Question 3
pts
What is a "broadside"?
Large ships that brought immigrants to America.
Newspapers that also contained a calendar of vaudeville shows at local theaters and music halls.
A nickname for the alleyways of New York City where Jewish immigrants settled.
The two sections of a song that encapsulate the bridge.
Correct!
Large sheets of music that were sold on the streets.
Question 4
pts
Which of the following is true about African American ballads of the nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries?
They were usually composed by Jewish Tin Pan Alley composers.
They included songs such as “Barbara Allen.”
They were performed in “blackface.”
They were popular in the area around Atlanta, Georgia, but did not catch on in other places until the 1970s.
Correct!
They celebrated the exploits of black heroes and “bad men.”
Question 5
pts
Select all the answers that are true about "strophic ballads"?
There were about the idyllic version of the "American dream".
Correct!
They were usually composed using traditional melodies.
Correct!
They were circulated via broadsides.
Correct!
The song "Barbara Allen" is one of them.
