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WorksheetsMA FINAL REVIEW
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
What historical event was the song Revolutionary Tea referring to?
Boston Tea Party
Signing of the Declaration of Independance
Battle of Yorktown
Burning of the Gaspee
What was the original intent of Yankee Doodle?
To inpire American colonial soldiers to be brave in war
To insult American colonial soldiers who didn't have the experience or supplies
To praise King George III and his team of horses
To celebrate the 4th of July
Who fought in the Civil War?
American vs. Britain
East vs. West
Union vs. Confederacy
African American vs. White
Which of the following symbols does not represent the Southern Confederacy?
The Eagle
The Cross
The Rebel Flag
Land of Cotton
What was the Underground Railroad?
Patterns stitched into blankets that represented secret codes about how to escape
A secret network of people, homes, and routes to assist runaway slaves to freedom
A code word for the Ohio and Mississippi River
Songs created by African slaves that referenced biblical stories and convey codes
Why did African American slaves use code words that referenced biblical characters?
Because they related to the biblical stories of captivity and triumphing over evil
To mask conversations about escape
To make plantation owners believe they were spreading Christianity
All of the above
Where did Dixieland music come from?
New York City
New Orleans
New Jersey
New Mexico
Where might you hear Ragtime music during the 1920’s?
In a funeral parade
In a high school graduation
in a movie theater for a silent film
In a church worship service
What previous type of music evolved into the Blues?
African American spirituals and work songs
Medieval chants
War songs meant to rally the troops
None of the above
Rock and roll is said to originate from the mixing of what two styles?
country and R&B
blues and country
R&B and pop
pop and country
Which musical style originated in the streets, subways, and school hallways of urban communities?
Traditional pop
Rock 'n' Roll
Rhythm and Blues
Doo Wop
Which is a characteristic of Psychedelic Rock?
Extended solos
Exotic instrumentation
Direct or indirect drug references
All of the above
What was Woodstock?
A popular Roots Rock band in the 1960s
A famous record label that signed the first Folk Rock label
The reason the Beatles eventually broke up
A legendary music festival in upstate New York promoting peace, love, and music
The Beatles are from what country?
Canada
London
United Kingdom
United States
What city is considered Motown?
Washington D.C.
Detroit, MI
New York, NY
New Orleans, LA
What aspects characterized musicals during the Golden Age of Musical Theatre?
Musicals about Americans
Musicals featuring soldiers or military men during WWII
Musicals promoting racial harmony and religious tolerance
All of the above
What are the three main components of a musical?
Lyrics, chorus, and costumes
Music, lyrics, and book
Actors, musicians, and set design
Sopranos, altos, and basses
During the Revolutionary War period, protest music was shared through the radio and television in people’s homes because everyone had access to this technology.
True
False
During both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, music was used to boost morale and spread the ideas of each side of the war.
True
False
egregation and racial tensions impacted the music industry in the 1950s because all-white Doo Wop groups would re-record all-black Doo Wop groups music and sell it to their own audiences.
True
False
Chuck Berry was considered a pioneer of Rock ‘n’ Roll for his genius guitar riffs and appeal to young, middle-class, white audiences with his energy and charisma.
True
False
At the first Woodstock music festival, Jimi Hendrix played the Star Spangled Banner backwards in order to protest the rise of minimalism in classical music.
True
False
The Beatles decided to stop touring because they wanted to spend more time at home with their families.
True
False
The primary difference between funk music and disco music, is that Disco emphasized the first beat of the measure and filled in with syncopated rhythms in the horn section, while Funk music emphasized every single beat to provide good dancing music.
True
False
What is country music?
small group of singers in rich harmony w/ nonsense syllables & light instrumentation
heavy backbeats and syncopation with guitar, bass, & drums targeted at teenagers
ballads and dance tunes featuring banjos, guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, and drum set
combined folk, country, and rock’n’roll elements with hard backbeat and blues-like vocals
What is Doo Wop?
small group of singers in rich harmony w/ nonsense syllables & light instrumentation
heavy backbeats and syncopation with guitar, bass, & drums targeted at teenagers
rock music with exotic instrumentation and electronic effects like fuzz, distortion, and reverb
soul music with pop influence, tambourines, hand clapping, and call and response vocals
What is Folk Rock?
rock music with close vocal harmonies singing about the beach, girls, and the USA
vocalist sings with lax and ease accompanied by an orchestra or small combo
influenced by classic folk, emphasis on singer-songwriter lyrics and stringed instruments
soul music with pop influence, tambourines, hand clapping, and call and response vocals
What is Motown?
soul music with pop influence, tambourines, hand clapping, and call and response vocals
ballads and dance tunes featuring banjos, guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, and drum set
rock music with exotic instrumentation and electronic effects like fuzz, distortion, and reverb
soulful singing with a strong backbeat, dance music for the urban black community
What is psychedelic rock?
rock music with exotic instrumentation and electronic effects like fuzz, distortion, and reverb
small group of singers in rich harmony w/ nonsense syllables & light instrumentation
vocalist sings with lax and ease accompanied by an orchestra or small combo
heavy backbeats and syncopation with guitar, bass, & drums targeted at teenagers
What is Rock n Roll?
heavy backbeats and syncopation with guitar, bass, & drums targeted at teenagers
small group of singers in rich harmony w/ nonsense syllables & light instrumentation
combined folk, country, and rock’n’roll elements with hard backbeat and blues-like vocals
rock music with close vocal harmonies singing about the beach, girls, and the USA
What is Roots Rock?
soulful singing with a strong backbeat, dance music for the urban black community
soul music with pop influence, tambourines, hand clapping, and call and response vocals
influenced by classic folk, emphasis on singer-songwriter lyrics and stringed instruments
vocalist sings with lax and ease accompanied by an orchestra or small combo
What is Rhythm and Blues?
combined folk, country, and rock’n’roll elements with hard backbeat and blues-like vocals
soulful singing with a strong backbeat, dance music for the urban black community
rock music with close vocal harmonies singing about the beach, girls, and the USA
heavy backbeats and syncopation with guitar, bass, & drums targeted at teenagers
What is surf rock?
rock music with close vocal harmonies singing about the beach, girls, and the USA
soulful singing with a strong backbeat, dance music for the urban black community
vocalist sings with lax and ease accompanied by an orchestra or small combo
ballads and dance tunes featuring banjos, guitars, fiddles, harmonicas, and drum set
What is traditional pop?
soul music with pop influence, tambourines, hand clapping, and call and response vocals
small group of singers in rich harmony w/ nonsense syllables & light instrumentation
soulful singing with a strong backbeat, dance music for the urban black community
vocalist sings with lax and ease accompanied by an orchestra or small combo
