Chapter 12

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Megadeth is an example of
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thrash metal
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Which of the following is NOT a critique of rap music?
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The music industry worried about it outselling rock records
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All of the following are considered "thrash metal" artists EXCEPT
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Mötley Crüe.
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The song "Teen Age Riot" was iconic for which of the following bands?
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Sonic Youth
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All of the following are considered the early roots of the heavy metal style of music EXCEPT the
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progressive rock use of synthesizers by groups such as Yes
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Why was Bon Jovi NOT considered a heavy metal band by some?
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Heavy metal fans considered the band's sound too pop-oriented.
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The origins of rap music are considered to have developed
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in New York City's African American and Latino communities
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Which group is cited as the earliest form of heavy metal?
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Black Sabbath
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Which rap record was the first to hit number one on the pop album chart?
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Licensed to Ill
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Which R.E.M. album reached number one on both sides of the Atlantic?
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Out of Time
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The negative stereotypes of heavy metal fans include
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laziness, vulgarity, and ignorance
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Run-DMC frequently used the opening drumbeat from "Walk This Way" by
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Aerosmith
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Lemmy Kilmister formed which band?
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Motörhead
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All of the following were part of the "new wave of British heavy metal" EXCEPT
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Mötley Crüe.
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Which band wore makeup, outrageous clothes, and heavily teased hair?
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Mötley Crüe
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Which heavy metal group was the first to reach megastar success?
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Bon Jovi
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The Sugar Hill Gang became popular for recording which song?
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"Rapper's Delight"
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Bret Michaels was a singer for which group?
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Poison
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All of the following were on the hip-hop label Def Jam Records EXCEPT
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N.W.A.
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"Fight the Power," which makes direct reference to the black power movement, is a single by
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Public Enemy.
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t/f: "No Wave" was a punk reaction to the commercial rise of new wave.
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true
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t/f: Many metal bands tried to avoid instrumental virtuosity and technically demanding instrumental performance.
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false
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t/f: By the end of the 1980s, digital sampling was NOT a widespread practice among rappers.
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false
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t/f: During the early years of hip-hop, there were no hip-hop records; it was strictly a live affair that you had to experience in person.
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true
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t/f: Heavy metal developed out of the harder, more aggressive aspects of rock from the 1960s and 1970s.
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true
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t/f: Headbangers' Ball was a show on MTV that played rap videos exclusively.
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false
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t/f: Axl Rose is a singer for the band Guns N' Roses.
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true
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t/f: The most important rap label of the early 1980s was Sugar Hill.
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true
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t/f: East Coast rap from the late 1980s and early 1990s depicted graphic and angry themes and was known as "gangsta rap."
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false
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t/f: Scandinavia was perhaps the most noteworthy region of the world to embrace the style of heavy metal.
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true