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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University

The Twentieth Century
Rock

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

A typical rock group consists of
A)sections of brass, reeds, and percussion (rhythm)
B)vocalist, two acoustic guitars, harmonica, and drums
C)two electric guitars, electric bass, percussion, and electric keyboard
D)vocalist, backup singers, and drums
2

The harmonic progressions of rock are usually
A)quite simple
B)limited to only two chords
C)the same as earlier popular music
D)extremely complex
3

A method of singing used by males to reach notes higher than their normal range is called
A)freaky
B)Yeah! Yeah!
C)disco
D)falsetto
4

Rock is based on a powerful beat in quadruple meter with strong accents on ________ of each bar.
A)the second and fourth beats
B)the first beat
C)the first and third beats
D)all four beats