Music 016 - Survey of Rock and Popular Music » Summer 2021 » Test 3

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Question #1
Which of the following Brill Buliding album singer/songwriters released her hit album "Tapestry" in 1970?
A.   Janis Joplin
B.   Grace Slick
C.   Joni Mitchell
D.   Carol King
Question #2
Which of the following jazz artists was a pioneer of Fusion, a blend of jass and rock styles?
A.   Miles Davis
B.   Herbie Hancock
C.   Chick Corea
D.   John Coltrane
Question #3
Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer for which 70's "doomy" hard rock band?
A.   MC5
B.   Deep Purple
C.   Led Zeppclin
D.   Black Sabbath
Question #4
Which of the following band pioneered the "southern rock" style as exemplified on their 1971 release Live at Fillmore East?
A.   The Marshall Tucker Band
B.   Canned Heat
C.   Lynyrd Skynyrd
D.   The Allman Brothers Band
Question #5
Frampton Comes Alive (1976) became the greatest selling record of all time, far exceeding music industry expectations.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Which of the following rock acts is credited with first popularizing the use of elaborate theatrics (sets, props, costumes, story lines, etc.)?
A.   Aerosmith
B.   Pink Floyd
C.   Alice Cooper
D.   Led Zeppelin
Question #7
Which of the following albums was the Fleetwood Mac smash hit that attracted the attention of large corporate investors?
A.   Good Bye Yellow Brick Road
B.   Rumors
C.   Dark Side of the Moon
D.   One Man Dog
Question #8
Many of the most popular rock acts of the 1970's (Led Zeppelin, The Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Pink Floyd…) actually formed as bands in the late 1960's.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Which of the following acts was NOT an American Hard Rock or Metal band?
A.   MC5
B.   The Eagles
C.   Aerosmith
D.   Van Halen
Question #10
Identify the lead singer of the American hard rock band Aerosmith
A.   Steven Tyler
B.   Geddy Lee
C.   Mick Jagger
D.   Steven Stills
Question #11
Bob Marley was a leading artist in which of the following musical genres?
A.   Ska
B.   Ju-ju
C.   Dub
D.   Reggae
Question #12
Which of the following jazz-rock keyboardists led the fusion group Return to Forever?
A.   Herbie Hancock
B.   Chick Corea
C.   Tony Banks
D.   Joseph Zawinul
Question #13
Art Rock is a style that blends elements of Classical music and Rock.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Which of the following was NOT a "progressive" rock act?
A.   Pink Floyd
B.   Kiss
C.   Yes
D.   King Crimson
Question #15
Which of the following bands is NOT a "southern rock" band?
A.   The Charlie Daniels Band
B.   The Allman Brothers Band
C.   The Marshall Tucker Band
D.   Jethro Tull
Question #16
The groups Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears are good examples of the Pop side of the Jazz rock.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
The folk-rock group Crosby, Stills, and Nash successfully tempted fate by adding which of the following singers/songwriter/guitarists to the bands already ego-laden line-up?
A.   Frank Zappa
B.   James Taylor
C.   Steve Miller
D.   Neil Young
Question #18
The number of different rock styles actually decreased during the 1970's.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
Which of the following bands referred to their unique bluesy country rock style as "swamp music"?
A.   Deep Purple
B.   Steely Dan
C.   Creedence Clearwater Revival
D.   The Doobie Brothers
Question #20
Which of the following artists was the founder/guitarist for the Led Zeppelin?
A.   Jimmy Page
B.   Jeff Beck
C.   Jimi Hendrix
D.   Eric Clapton
Question #21
Which of the following popular jazz influenced rock groups was founded by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker?
A.   Steely Dan
B.   Electric Light Orchestra
C.   The Eagles
D.   Chicago
Question #22
Which pioneering BrItish progressive rock group explored the topic on the concept album Dark Side of the Moon?
A.   Jethro Tull
B.   Genesis
C.   Pink Floyd
D.   Yes
Question #23
Which of the following jazz keyboardists founded the fusion funk group The Headhunters?
A.   Jan Hammer
B.   Joe Zawinul
C.   Herbie Hancock
D.   Chick Corea
Question #24
Which rock group created the rock operas Tommy ('69) and Quadrophenia ('73)?
A.   The Who
B.   Deep Purple
C.   Led Zeppelin
D.   Pink Floyd
Question #25
Which American singer/songwriter set his career on track with the hit album Sweet Baby James and One man Dog?
A.   Cat Stevens
B.   Jim Croce
C.   Van Morrison
D.   James Taylor
Question #26
Which decade did Tom Wolfe label in an influential essay "The Me Decade?"
A.   1980's
B.   1950's
C.   1960's
D.   1970's
Question #27
Which of the following 70's rock acts merchandized their theatrical stage persona in the form of toys and games sporting painted faces and really "wicked" poses?
A.   Bad Company
B.   Foreigner
C.   Elton John
D.   Kiss
Question #28
Which of the following group was not a funk band?
A.   Tower of Power
B.   The Eagles
C.   Average White Band
D.   Earth, Wind and Fire
Question #29
Who was the "Father of Funk" or "Soul Brother No.1?"
A.   James Brown
B.   George Clinton
C.   James Jamison
D.   Sly Stone
Question #30
Which of the following groups created thickly overdubbed vocal textures in their studio masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody?
A.   Alice Cooper
B.   Black Sabbath
C.   Queen
D.   Procol Harum
Question #31
Which NY puck artist is known for the combining Beat influenced avant-garde poetry and punk rock?
A.   Blondie
B.   Patti Smith
C.   Iggy Pop
D.   Richard Hell
Question #32
Identify the former Motown star that pioneered the use of synthesizers on his artiscally acclaimed albums.
A.   Elton John
B.   Marvin Gaye
C.   Sly Stone
D.   Stevie Wonder
Question #33
Identify the pop funk pioneer who began his career as a San Francisco DJ.
A.   Sly Stone
B.   Bootsie Collins
C.   James Brown
D.   George Clinton
Question #34
Which of the following fusion guitarists studied classical Indian music before forming the super group the Mahavishnu Orchestra?
A.   Larry Coryell
B.   Al Dimeola
C.   Bill Connors
D.   John McLaughlin
Question #35
In 1976, the characteristic punk sound of a particular NY group's first album became the "sound" of the British punk movement. Which black leather jacketed band was this?
A.   Television
B.   The Ramones
C.   The Talking Heads
D.   Generation X
Question #36
Which of these progressive rock bands often featured the relatively unusual sound (for rock…) of the flute?
A.   Genesis
B.   Jethro Tull
C.   Yes
D.   Pink Floyd
Question #37
  
A.   Stanley Clark
B.   James Jamison
C.   Bootsie Collins
D.   Jaco Pastorius
Question #38
Identfy the early master of glam/glitter rock who created the "sampled rock star" Ziggy Stardust?
A.   Iggy Pop
B.   Marc Bolin
C.   Alice Cooper
D.   David Bowie
Question #39
In the 1970s, hard rock musicians warmly embraced Disco music?
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #40
Which of the following opened a trend setting store in London called "Sex" and then managed the Sex Pistols?
A.   Brian Epstain
B.   Malcolm McLaren
C.   Pete Meaden
D.   Andrew Logg Oldham
Question #41
George Clinton led which of the following influential and flamboyant 70s funk bands? “It’s nothin’ but a party, y’all!”
A.   Earth, Wind and Fire
B.   Kool and the Gang
C.   Tower of Power
D.   Parliament/Funkadelic
Question #42
Which southern rock group had the hits "Free Bird," a guitar rock anthem, and "Sweet Home Alabama?"
A.   ZZ Top
B.   Marshall Tucker Band
C.   Lynyrd Skynyrd
D.   The Charlie Daniels Band
Question #43
Which of the following artists is often credited as being the "father" of the American punk movement?
A.   Joe Walsh
B.   Iggy Pop
C.   Alice Cooper
D.   David Bowie
Question #44
Identify the NY Record label that began signing punk acts in the 1970's.
A.   Chess Records
B.   Stiff Records
C.   Sire Records
D.   Island Records
Question #45
Which artist was NOT an early influence for Punk rockers?
A.   The Velvet Underground
B.   The Eagles
C.   60's garage bands
D.   The MC5
Question #46
  
A.   Reggae
B.   Ska
C.   Ju-ju
D.   Salsa
Question #47
Which of the following was the small New York City dive bar that first featured new American punk acts?
A.   M.G.G.B
B.   C.B.G.B
C.   T.Y.C.Y
D.   S.B.D.B.
Question #48
Which American rock band recorded Hotel California?
A.   The Doobie Brothers
B.   The Eagles
C.   The Jeff Beck Group
D.   Steely Dan
Question #49
The Drum Machine was embraced by 70s rock musicians.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #50
Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins both sang for the prog rock group Genesis.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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