TEST ITEM FILE for
David P. Szatmary Lynsay Ripley
Rockin’ in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll Canadian Edition prepared by
Lynsay Ripley Seneca College
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1
The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism ...................................................1
CHAPTER 2
Elvis and Rockabilly ................................................................................5
CHAPTER 3
The Teen Market: From Bandstand to Girl Groups .................................9
CHAPTER 4
Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come ..........................13
CHAPTER 5
The New Frontier ...................................................................................17
CHAPTER 6
Motown: The Sound of Integration........................................................21
CHAPTER 7
The British Invasion of North America: The Beatles ............................25
CHAPTER 8
The British Blues Invasion and Garage Rock ........................................29
CHAPTER 9
Acid Rock ..............................................................................................33
CHAPTER 10 Fire from the Streets...............................................................................37 CHAPTER 11 Guitar Heroes and Heavy Metal Gods ...................................................41 CHAPTER 12 Escaping into the Seventies ...................................................................45 CHAPTER 13 The Era of Excess ..................................................................................49 CHAPTER 14 Punk Rock ..............................................................................................53 CHAPTER 15 I Want My MTV ....................................................................................57 CHAPTER 16 The Promise of Rock-and-Roll ..............................................................61 CHAPTER 17 Back to the Future: The Rave Revolution..............................................65 CHAPTER 18 The Generation X Blues.........................................................................69 CHAPTER 19 Post-Grunge Party ..................................................................................73 CHAPTER 20 The Hip-Hop Nation ..............................................................................77 CHAPTER 21 Metal Gumbo: Rockin’ in the Twenty-First Century ............................81 CHAPTER 22 Life in Wartime ......................................................................................85 CHAPTER 23 The Age of the Internet ..........................................................................89
Szatmary/Ripley, Rockin’ in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll, Canadian Edition
Chapter 1 The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 1. Why did many of the electric blues musicians congregate around Chicago? 2. What social trends make the emergence of rock and roll possible during the mid-1950s? 3. Name four independent companies that helped promote rock and roll. 4. What technologies initially helped promulgate rock music? 5. Distinguish several similarities and differences between the country blues and rock and roll. 6. What did some of the owners of small independent record labels have in common with the artists on their rosters? 7. How did early rock and roll help racially integrate America? 8. What motivated the backlash against early rock and roll? 9. What impact did African music have on the blues and then rock and roll? 10. Name three of the major Chicago blues artists of the 1950s. 11. How did Alan Freed help promote rock and roll? 12. Name some of the prominent crooners of the 1950s who disliked rock and roll and give some reasons why they disliked it. 13. What lesson was learned with the story of Arthur Big Boy Crudup? 14. What did Pat Boone symbolize?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Who travelled from Mississippi to Chicago? A. Muddy Waters B. Chuck Berry C. Little Richard D. Leonard Chess Answer: A (page 6) 2. Who played in the Mississippi country blues style? A. Chuck Berry B. Little Walter C. Son House D. Bo Diddley Answer: C (page 6)
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Szatmary/Ripley, Rockin’ in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll, Canadian Edition 3. When did Muddy Waters move to Chicago? A. 1933 B. 1943 C. 1953 D. 1963 Answer: B (page 6) 4. What was an independent record company during the 1960s? A. Chess Records B. RCA Records C. Capitol Records D. Epic Records Answer: A (page 8 +) 5. To what city did masses of African Americans migrate from the South? A. Chicago B. New York City C. New Orleans D. Boston Answer: A (page 3+) 6. Why did African Americans migrate from the South to the North? A. For a better life B. To play music C. To escape a food shortage D. To get cooler weather Answer: A (page 3+) 7. How was R & B was popularized? A. Sympathetic disc jockeys on the radio B. Television shows C. LP records D. Major record companies Answer: A (page 19) 8. What blues artist started his career as the host of a radio show? A. B.B. King B. Elmore James C. John Lee Hooker . 2
Szatmary/Ripley, Rockin’ in Time: A Social History of Rock-and-Roll, Canadian Edition D. Muddy Waters Answer: A (pages 11-12) 9. What elements of African music ended up in the blues? A. Emphasis on rhythm B. Emphasis on melody C. Focus on the saxophone D. Emphasis on the piano Answer: A (page 2) 10. Why did the white backlash against early rock and rollers such as Chuck Berry occur? A. Fear of intermarriage between blacks and whites B. Fear of unemployment C. Fear of a housing shortage D. Fear of psychological damage to teens Answer: A (page 22) 11. What was the real name of Howlin’ Wolf? A. Chester Burnett B. Robert Johnson C. Walter Jacobs D. McKinley Morganfield Answer: A (page 8) 12. Who played in the Chicago blues style? A. Muddy Waters B. Big Bill Broonzy C. Robert Johnson D. Lester Melrose Answer: A (page 6) 13. What Canadian disc jockey promoted R&B? A. Red Robinson B. Alan Freed C. Ed Beach D. B.B.King Answer: A (page 19)
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