MUS Final Exam UPDATED Study
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How is the music of Tears for Fears reminiscent of progressive rock?
The band's lyrics dealt with serious topics.
The band released concept albums.
The band displayed its virtuosic playing using a synthesizer.
The band blended earlier styles of rock music with synthesizer-based dance music. -
CORRECT ANSWER The band's lyrics dealt with serious topics.
Megadeth is an example of
speed metal.
hair metal.
blues metal.
thrash metal. - CORRECT ANSWER THRASH METAL!!!!!!
Which rap record was the first to hit number one on the pop album chart?
Licensed to Ill
Fear of a Black Planet
Raising Hell
Criminal Minded - CORRECT ANSWER Licensed to Ill
Lionel Richie was a singer and songwriter for..
the Impressions.
Parliament.
, the Commodores.
the Temptations. - CORRECT ANSWER the Commodores
The documentary Searching for Sugar Man details the success story of Bob Marley.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which song firmly established the rhythmic sound of the wah-wah guitar in 1970s black pop?
"Get Up Stand Up"
"Freddie's Dead"
the theme from Shaft
"Tear the Roof off the Sucker" - CORRECT ANSWER the theme from Shaft
Which Seattle band reached national commercial success with the release of Superunknown?
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Alice in Chains - CORRECT ANSWER Soundgarden!
In many ways, disco stood in direct contrast to the hippie aesthetic that had been developing
in rock music since the mid-term-691960s.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
David Lee Roth was the lead singer for which of the following groups?
Foreigner
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How is the music of Tears for Fears reminiscent of progressive rock?
The band's lyrics dealt with serious topics.
The band released concept albums.
The band displayed its virtuosic playing using a synthesizer.
The band blended earlier styles of rock music with synthesizer-based dance music. -
CORRECT ANSWER The band's lyrics dealt with serious topics.
Megadeth is an example of
speed metal.
hair metal.
blues metal.
thrash metal. - CORRECT ANSWER THRASH METAL!!!!!!
Which rap record was the first to hit number one on the pop album chart?
Licensed to Ill
Fear of a Black Planet
Raising Hell
Criminal Minded - CORRECT ANSWER Licensed to Ill
Lionel Richie was a singer and songwriter for..
the Impressions.
Parliament.
, the Commodores.
the Temptations. - CORRECT ANSWER the Commodores
The documentary Searching for Sugar Man details the success story of Bob Marley.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Which song firmly established the rhythmic sound of the wah-wah guitar in 1970s black pop?
"Get Up Stand Up"
"Freddie's Dead"
the theme from Shaft
"Tear the Roof off the Sucker" - CORRECT ANSWER the theme from Shaft
Which Seattle band reached national commercial success with the release of Superunknown?
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Alice in Chains - CORRECT ANSWER Soundgarden!
In many ways, disco stood in direct contrast to the hippie aesthetic that had been developing
in rock music since the mid-term-691960s.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
David Lee Roth was the lead singer for which of the following groups?
Foreigner
