Ch.15 2000-present, Rock Traditions and the Business of Change

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The most popular music file-sharing service of the early 2000s was:
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Napster
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The most famous band to file a lawsuit against music file-sharing was:
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Metallica
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The process of users creating their own videos and combinations of existing songs is often called:
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Mashups
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Who of the following worked with the songwriting team of the Matrix?
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Avril Lavigne
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Who of the following was the winner of the first season of American Idol?
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Kelly Clarkson
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Which of the following bands had an unsuccessful stint under the name Kara's Flowers?
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Maroon 5
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Which of the following groups is fronted by singer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Martin?
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Coldplay
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Which group came out of a small "folk underground" scene in London?
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Mumford and Sons
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Rick Rubin produced a series of records for which of the following groups?
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The Avett Brothers
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Amy Lee is a vocalist who fronts the band:
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Evanescence
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All of the following groups were involved in the Nu Metal style EXCEPT:
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Maroon 5
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ZZ Top guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons contributed spoken vocal interludes to "Rockstar", which is a single by:
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Nickelback
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All of the following can be said about country music during the 2000s EXCEPT:
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Country artists ignored rock styles
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All of the following competed on American Idol EXCEPT:
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Keith Urban
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Beyonce Knowles formerly was the lead member of:
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Destiny's Child
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Who of the following achieved success both as a solo artist and as a member of the group the Hot Boys?
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Lil Wayne
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Kanye West's "Gold Digger" samples music from which artist?
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Ray Charles
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Who of the following broke through in the 2000s as a solo vocalist in the duo Gnarls Barkley?
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Cee-Lo Green
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Big Boi and Andre 3000 both comprise the group:
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OutKast
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Wilco was formed after the breakup of which group?
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Uncle Tupelo
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Connor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward all collaborated to form the indie "supergroup":
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Bright Eyes
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Which group from Merge records shocked many in the music business by winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2011?
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Arcade Fire
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Britt Daniel is a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for:
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Spoon
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The group that was emblematic of Detroit's new garage rock scene was:
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The White Stripes
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Which of the following is a trademark instrument for Sufjan Stevens?
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Banjo
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The most popular band of the emo movement was:
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Jimmy Eat World
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All of the following are part of the emo movement EXCEPT:
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Folk guitar styles
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Brittany Howard is the lead singer for:
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Alabama Shakes
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is housed in the city of:
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Cleveland
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Understanding how the history of popular music is viewed as if rock has been the central form of pop music since 1954 is a concept central to:
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Rockism
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An MP3 is a highly compressed format that can greatly reduce the size of a music file.
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True
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Trading music through Napster and other peer-to-peer services was legal.
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False
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The rise of Internet commerce had no effect on independent record stores.
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False
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In the 2000s, the female voice thrived in mainstream rock as women found new avenues to assert their musical perspectives.
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True
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Many country artists incorporated rock styles into their songs in the 2000s
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True
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The most important country singer to emerge from American Idol was Scott McCreedy.
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False
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The most famous hip-hop group to perform using traditional rock instrumentation is The Roots.
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True
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After Wilco signed with a major record label, they lost the support of the indie community.
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False
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During the 2000s, independent rock was achieving record sales that regularly placed its acts at the top of the Billboard album charts.
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True
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The emo tradition drew heavily on high-energy punk from 1970s and 1980s American hardcore.
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True