Chapter 14 Quiz

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. What event in 1988 brought an important milestone in the development of hip-hop as a mainstream art form?

The release of Run DMC's collaborative cover of "Walk This Way" correct incorrect

Salt-N-Peppa's "Push It" hit number one on the pop charts correct incorrect

The Krush Groove tour correct incorrect

MTV's newly-launched show, Yo! MTV Raps correct incorrect

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. Which statement about the album Document is true?

It still contains the largest concentration of number one pop hits in history. correct incorrect

It was REM's first Top 10 album. correct incorrect

It was Eddie Van Halen last, disastrous attempt to woo back his fans after his band broke up. correct incorrect

It was a huge flop for Nirvana following the success of Nevermind. correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "NWA's Straight Outta Compton, which is saturated with images of sex and violence, was intended to establish a distinctive West Coast identity within hip hop."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Straight Outta Compton is by Dr. Dre. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Straight Outta Compton was intentionally crafted to exclude sex and violence to ensure wider distribution. correct incorrect

The statement is false because this album was intended to establish a distinctive East Coast identity within hip hop. correct incorrect

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. Which statement about Ani DiFranco's life and career is not true?

She began performing publicly at age nineteen. correct incorrect

In 1990 she founded her own record label, Righteous Babe Records. correct incorrect

Her 1997 live album Living in Clip became her first gold album. correct incorrect

She received the Woman of Courage award from the National Organization of Women in 2006. correct incorrect

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. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio once bemoaned the band's string of number one hit singles as the reason for their eventual breakup.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Country artists George Strait, Toby Keith, and Alan Jackson do not make use of the traditional "hillbilly" yodeling in their music.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. In the early 1980s, a new subtype of dance music called "house music" was developing in Miami.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Bluegrass artists Ralph Stanley and Alison Krauss are both featured on the soundtrack of O Brother Where Art Thou.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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Listen to "Walk This Way," by Run DMC, focusing on the segment between about 18 seconds to 27 seconds. Which of the four musicians featured in this piece is on display in this segment?

Run correct incorrect

DMC correct incorrect

Tyler correct incorrect

Perry correct incorrect

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Listen to "Night of the Living Baseheads," by Public Enemy, focusing on the segment starting at 1:09 and ending at 1:50.



Which statement about this piece is not true?

Chuck D uses multiple homonym-based puns in the lyrics. correct incorrect

The rappers glorify the lifestyle of the urban drug dealer, crediting them with ingenuity in the face of systemic economic oppression. correct incorrect

The piece contains digital samples from no fewer than thirteen different sources. correct incorrect

The piece opens with an announcement of the arrival of a compelling performance, a common feature of rap recordings. correct incorrect

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Listen to the first 25 seconds of "What's My Name," by Snoop Doggy Dog. Which artist's work is sampled here?

George Clinton correct incorrect

Run DMC correct incorrect

Paul Simon correct incorrect

Ice Cube correct incorrect

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Listen to "U.N.I.T.Y.," by Queen Latifah, and focus on the segment from between about 19 seconds and 40 seconds. What rhythmic device is used here?

Monorhythm correct incorrect

Atonal syncopation correct incorrect

Duple meter correct incorrect

Backbeat correct incorrect

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Listen to the first 30 seconds from "Holiday in Cambodia," by Dead Kennedys. Which famous guitarist inspired the sonic landscape of this opening section?

Eric Clapton correct incorrect

Jimi Hendrix correct incorrect

Mark Knopfler correct incorrect

Jimmy Page correct incorrect

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Listen to "Smells Like Teen Spirit," by Nirvana, focusing on the change from B to C sections that occurs between about :50 and 1:15. What musical practice does the band use to mark this formal change?

Textural shift in instrumentation correct incorrect

Gradual decrescendo, or decrease in volume correct incorrect

The song's language shifts from English to Cobain's native French correct incorrect

Changing meter from duple to triple correct incorrect

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Listen to "Doo Wop (That Thing)," by Lauryn Hill. Focus on the segment from about 48 seconds to about 1:22. Which of the following is not a musical or textual component of this song?

Soul-based singing correct incorrect

R&B-inspired harps correct incorrect

Playful humor correct incorrect

Moral seriousness correct incorrect

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Listen to "Nowhere to Stand," by k.d. lang and the Reclines, and focus on the segment from about 1:48 to 2:19. To what does the last line of this excerpt refer?

Judeo-Christian social justice teachings correct incorrect

Child abuse correct incorrect

Appreciation for the military correct incorrect

The centrality of the arts correct incorrect