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Music March Madness 2023 Unit Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these describes MOTOWN music?

a)

Originated in The Bronx in New York City

b)

Originated in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

c)

Originated in Europe

d)

Originated in Detroit, Michigan

2.

Which of these is associated with DISCO/FUNK music?

a)

Berry Gordy

b)

James Brown

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Hans Zimmer

3.

Which of these describes a song that tells a story?

a)

ballad

b)

standard notation

c)

one-hit wonder

d)

movie music

4.

Which genre is associated with the British Invasion?

a)

Classical

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Rock

d)

Pop

5.

Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and George Frederic Handel are all which type of musicians?

a)

Rappers/MCers

b)

Folk musicians

c)

Classical composers

d)

Boy Band

6.

What do the film scores for Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jaws, and Home Alone all have in common?

a)

They were written by Hans Zimmer

b)

They were written by Danny Elfman

c)

They were written by John Adams

d)

They were written by John Williams

7.

"The Macarena" is the #1 example of which type of music?

a)

Country (Ballad)

b)

Pop (One-Hit Wonder)

c)

Film Score

d)

Disco/Funk

8.

Clive Campbell is better known as...

a)

The Father of Country Music

b)

The King of Pop

c)

DJ Kool Herc

d)

a child prodigy

9.

The Motor City and Hitsville, USA are both nicknames for places related to which genre?

a)

Pop

b)

Country

c)

Motown

d)

Hip Hop

10.

One iconic piece of Disco/Funk culture is the mirror ball, aka disco ball. Where were the majority of the mirror balls of the time made?

a)

New York City, NY

b)

Louisville, KY

c)

Detroit, MI

d)

Nashville, TN

11.

True or False: Berry Gordy is considered to be one of the very first Rock musicians.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In this genre, the music is known as a "piece" rather than a "song", since it generally doesn't include lyrics. What is it?

a)

Classical

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Country

d)

Pop

13.

True or False: The song "Summertime" is from a famous Will Smith movie in the Film Score genre.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of these is NOT one of the four components of Hip Hop culture?

a)

MCing

b)

DJing

c)

foley artist

d)

graffiti art

15.

Which of these artists is an example of ROCK music?

a)

Diana Ross & The Supremes

b)

Dolly Parton

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Journey

16.

Out of the following movies we discussed during the unit, which was related to Disco/Funk?

a)

Jurassic Park

b)

ET

c)

Saturday Night Fever

d)

The Nightmare Before Christmas

17.

Select the grouping that doesn't belong together.

a)

Appalachian Mountains, ballads, Jimmie Rodgers, folk, bluegrass, rockabilly

b)

standard music notation, Ludwig von Beethoven, performed by an orchestra and led by a composer; mostly European & northern American

c)

East Coast vs. West Coast, The Bronx, DJing, MCing, b boys, graffiti

d)

boy bands, MTV, emotional impact & dramatic effect, British invasion

18.

The song "Dancing in the Streets" by Martha and the Vandellas is an example of which type of music?

a)

Motown

b)

Country

c)

Pop

d)

Disco/Funk

19.

"Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first music video shown on which popular TV channel?

a)

CNN

b)

MTV

c)

FOX

d)

HGTV

20.

Bubblegum pop is....

a)

Music that tells a story

b)

Music that is featured in a film score

c)

Music with an extended dance break created by multiple turntables

d)

Music written & marketed specifically for kids & young teens

21.

Be honest! What did you think of the Music March Madness unit?

a)

I LOVED IT!!

b)

I liked it but it could have been better.

c)

I didn't like it much but it wasn't terrible.

d)

I hated it entirely!