America’s Musical Landscape 7th Edition By Jean Ferris – Test Bank
Chapter 11
Country Music
True/False
1. Modern country music has roots in many musical traditions.
ANS: T
2. Hillbilly music, originating in mountain communities, was never widely popular.
ANS: F
3. The oral tradition in the world of country music declined with commercialization of the music.
ANS: T
4. Country song topics often resembled ballad topics: disasters, murders, and other stories.
ANS: T
5. The yodel was created by the Carter family.
ANS: F
6. Country and western is an accurate alternative term for country music.
ANS: F
Feedback: Country and western is one category within the larger country music genre.
7. Gospel is exclusively an African American genre.
ANS: F
8. The Carter Family helped lay the foundation of modern country music by collecting, arranging, and recording hundreds of American songs.
ANS: T
9. Bluegrass shares some elements in common with jazz.
ANS: T
10. Country and western music evolved in part due to the Great Depression.
ANS: T
11. Country music rarely adopted regional trends.
ANS: F
12. Honky-tonk bands were electrified to project over their noisy performance setting.
ANS: T
