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From Ragtime to Rock Units 13-15 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the instruments below is NOT part of a traditional country band?

a)

Guitar

b)

Bass

c)

Fiddle

d)

Drums

2.

"Fiddle" is another name for the__________

a)

Violin

b)

Mandolin

c)

Guitar

d)

Saxophone

3.

Country music has its roots in immigrants who came to America from __________

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Canada

4.

The most important early country artist was _________

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

The Dixie Chicks

c)

Hank Williams

d)

Dolly Parton

5.

The capital city of country music is ___________

a)

Nashville

b)

Tallahassee

c)

Memphis

d)

Kentucky

6.

The county radio program that's been running every Saturday night since 1925 is called the _________

a)

Grand Ole Opry

b)

Grand Hotel

c)

Opryland

d)

Grand New Opera

7.

Rockabilly included which instrument not found in traditional country?

a)

Guitar

b)

Drums

c)

Bass

d)

Trumpet

8.

Who was early rock n' roll's greatest ambassador?

a)

Hank Williams

b)

Louis Jordan

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

The Beatles

9.

R&B artists who were popular among white listeners included _______

a)

Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald

b)

Chuck Berry and Little Richard

c)

Marty McFly and Doc

d)

Duke Ellington and Count Basie

10.

Which term was coined in the 1950's to describe an age group that advertisers wanted to appeal to?

a)

teenager

b)

punk

c)

rockabilly

d)

millennial

11.

Which song was featured in a movie that first made rock and roll popular?

a)

Jailhouse Rock

b)

Hard Day's Night

c)

Rock Around the Clock

d)

Rock On

12.

If Rock n' Roll was a baby, who would its parents be?

a)

Rockabilly and R&B

b)

Rockabilly and Traditional Country

c)

R&B and Blues

d)

R&B and Skiffle

13.

After WWII, the United States developed a strong _______ class

a)

upper

b)

working

c)

sophomore

d)

middle

14.

"Rock Around the Clock" was a song by _______

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Bill Haley

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Little Richard

15.

After WWII, British youth developed a musical culture based around the _________

a)

Acoustic guitar

b)

Violin

c)

Harmonica

d)

Trumpet

16.

Skiffle music had its roots in

a)

Jazz

b)

Opera

c)

Folk

d)

Ragtime

17.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney founded which band?

a)

The Rolling Stones

b)

The Yardbirds

c)

The Beatles

d)

The Who

18.

The British Invasion began in what year?

a)

1960

b)

1964

c)

1968

d)

1972

19.

Which of the major evolutionary changes to popular music resulted from the British Invasion?

a)

Rise of the singer/songwriter

b)

Switch to verse/chorus song form

c)

Dominance of the electric guitar

d)

All of these options

20.

Which instrument became LESS important in popular music in the wake of the British invasion?

a)

Electric bass

b)

Drums

c)

Saxophone

d)

Keyboard

21.

Why was skiffle music so popular among young people in post-war England?

a)

Acoustic guitars were cheap

b)

Saxophones were in fashion

c)

The Beatles played skiffle

d)

Ed Sullivan liked it.

22.

Why did the Beatles become so popular in America?

a)

They were good-looking.

b)

They played on a very popular TV show.

c)

They were very energetic

d)

All of these reasons.

23.

The Beatles were the first British band to play on American TV on the ______________ show.

a)

Johnny Carson

b)

Howdy Doody

c)

Grand Ole Opry

d)

Ed Sullivan

24.

Which of the following are NOT a British Invasion band?

a)

The Rolling Stones

b)

The Kinks

c)

The Who

d)

The Jellyfish

25.

Beautiful harmony, church influence, and slap bass were characteristics of _______.

a)

Blues

b)

Traditional Country

c)

Early Rock n' Roll

d)

Swing