MUNM 287: Exam 3 questions well
answered to pass
Where did the First Folk Music Revival grow from? - correct answer ✔✔It grew from the Scots-
Irish tradition of the Appalachian Mountains.
What traditions came from the Appalachian Mountains? - correct answer ✔✔Stories that were
retold from generation to generation.
Who was Lead Belly? - correct answer ✔✔He was the first nationally known folk musician. He
died in 1949.
What did the folk revivals bring? - correct answer ✔✔It brought a new genre of populat music
by amplified concerts, recordings, and broadcasting.
What was the IWW? - correct answer ✔✔Industrial Workers of the World; The members were
known as "wobblies." It was founded in Philadelphia in 1905. By 1923, the organization had
over 100,000 workers. It helped unskilled workers get jobs.
What did the average wage change to from 1890 to 1914? - correct answer ✔✔It rose from
$17.63 (1890) to $21.37 (1914)/
What was the Little Red Song Book? - correct answer ✔✔It was songbook of folk songs used by
IWW to get their message across.
What did the IWW do in 1912? - correct answer ✔✔They went on strike of more than 20,000
textile workers.
,What happened because of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔The organized labor
unions weakened. Employers used the Red Scare to keep workers, but unemployment hit 25%.
What was the first event of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔The Stock Market Crash
in October of 1929
What did FDR and Eleanor do during the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔FDR was
elected and in June of 1933, he passed the National Industrial Recovery Act.
What was the National Industrial Recovery Act? - correct answer ✔✔It created a minimum
wage and maximum hours. It also allowed workers the right to organize unions.
What were the three causes of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔1. Stock Market
Boom was based on borrowed money.
2. Politicans believed business was key to the business of US
3. Economy was not stable (supply was greater than demand)
What was the New Deal? - correct answer ✔✔It created program after program to give relief.
created jobs, and stimulate economic recovery.
Who was Woody Guthrie? - correct answer ✔✔He was a singer/songwriter from Oklahoma. He
lived during the Dust Bowl. He was often considered a communist because he wrote for a
commmunist newspaper and had a communist radio show, but never officially joined the party.
What were Woody Guthrie's songs about? - correct answer ✔✔They were compsed about his
experiences in the Dust Bowl era. Most of his songs were about activism.
What was Woody Guthrie's most famous song? - correct answer ✔✔"This Land is Your Land"; it
was alking about who actually owned the land. The song was inspired by "God Bless America"
by Kate Smith.
, What was an "okie"? - correct answer ✔✔It is the second lowest social standing during the Dust
Bowl era in Oklahoma.
What other songs did Woody Guthrie have? - correct answer ✔✔"Private Property" and "Relief
Office"
Who were the Almanac Singers? - correct answer ✔✔A group that consisted of Millard Lampell,
Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie who did mainly live performance. They formed in
Decemeber 1940.
What did Lee Hays and Pete Seeger do after the Almanacs? - correct answer ✔✔The formed the
Weavers.
What were The Almanac songs about? - correct answer ✔✔They were pro-labor and anti-war
songs which evloved toward topical and political music.
Who were The Weavers? - correct answer ✔✔A group that consisted of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger,
Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. They has a hard time getting record companies to sign
them. They were less political than the Almanacs.
What caused The Weavers to break up? - correct answer ✔✔The Red Scare. They reformed for
a live concert album in 1955.
Where did The Weavers debut? - correct answer ✔✔They debuted in 1948 at Villaage Vanguard
in New York City after they signed with Decca.
Who was the 5th member of The Weavers? - correct answer ✔✔The 5th member was Erik
Darling who sat in with the group when Seeger was unavailable.
answered to pass
Where did the First Folk Music Revival grow from? - correct answer ✔✔It grew from the Scots-
Irish tradition of the Appalachian Mountains.
What traditions came from the Appalachian Mountains? - correct answer ✔✔Stories that were
retold from generation to generation.
Who was Lead Belly? - correct answer ✔✔He was the first nationally known folk musician. He
died in 1949.
What did the folk revivals bring? - correct answer ✔✔It brought a new genre of populat music
by amplified concerts, recordings, and broadcasting.
What was the IWW? - correct answer ✔✔Industrial Workers of the World; The members were
known as "wobblies." It was founded in Philadelphia in 1905. By 1923, the organization had
over 100,000 workers. It helped unskilled workers get jobs.
What did the average wage change to from 1890 to 1914? - correct answer ✔✔It rose from
$17.63 (1890) to $21.37 (1914)/
What was the Little Red Song Book? - correct answer ✔✔It was songbook of folk songs used by
IWW to get their message across.
What did the IWW do in 1912? - correct answer ✔✔They went on strike of more than 20,000
textile workers.
,What happened because of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔The organized labor
unions weakened. Employers used the Red Scare to keep workers, but unemployment hit 25%.
What was the first event of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔The Stock Market Crash
in October of 1929
What did FDR and Eleanor do during the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔FDR was
elected and in June of 1933, he passed the National Industrial Recovery Act.
What was the National Industrial Recovery Act? - correct answer ✔✔It created a minimum
wage and maximum hours. It also allowed workers the right to organize unions.
What were the three causes of the Great Depression? - correct answer ✔✔1. Stock Market
Boom was based on borrowed money.
2. Politicans believed business was key to the business of US
3. Economy was not stable (supply was greater than demand)
What was the New Deal? - correct answer ✔✔It created program after program to give relief.
created jobs, and stimulate economic recovery.
Who was Woody Guthrie? - correct answer ✔✔He was a singer/songwriter from Oklahoma. He
lived during the Dust Bowl. He was often considered a communist because he wrote for a
commmunist newspaper and had a communist radio show, but never officially joined the party.
What were Woody Guthrie's songs about? - correct answer ✔✔They were compsed about his
experiences in the Dust Bowl era. Most of his songs were about activism.
What was Woody Guthrie's most famous song? - correct answer ✔✔"This Land is Your Land"; it
was alking about who actually owned the land. The song was inspired by "God Bless America"
by Kate Smith.
, What was an "okie"? - correct answer ✔✔It is the second lowest social standing during the Dust
Bowl era in Oklahoma.
What other songs did Woody Guthrie have? - correct answer ✔✔"Private Property" and "Relief
Office"
Who were the Almanac Singers? - correct answer ✔✔A group that consisted of Millard Lampell,
Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie who did mainly live performance. They formed in
Decemeber 1940.
What did Lee Hays and Pete Seeger do after the Almanacs? - correct answer ✔✔The formed the
Weavers.
What were The Almanac songs about? - correct answer ✔✔They were pro-labor and anti-war
songs which evloved toward topical and political music.
Who were The Weavers? - correct answer ✔✔A group that consisted of Lee Hays, Pete Seeger,
Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. They has a hard time getting record companies to sign
them. They were less political than the Almanacs.
What caused The Weavers to break up? - correct answer ✔✔The Red Scare. They reformed for
a live concert album in 1955.
Where did The Weavers debut? - correct answer ✔✔They debuted in 1948 at Villaage Vanguard
in New York City after they signed with Decca.
Who was the 5th member of The Weavers? - correct answer ✔✔The 5th member was Erik
Darling who sat in with the group when Seeger was unavailable.
