History
The imagined community is a term used to describe the rise of a unified national interest in…
A) Simultaneous consumption
B) A globalized world
C) The ‘spiritual machine’ of radio
B) A globalized world
The Edison phonograph allowed, for the first time, for music to be heard…
A) At any desired volume
B) Without being in the presence of musicians
C) In concert halls
B) Without being in the presence of musicians
Which media gave birth to the new musical format called ‘the album’
A) Vinyl
B) Cassette
C) CD’s
A) Vinyl
Listening as a way to enter your own ‘acoustic bubble’ is known as __
A) Retractism
B) Escapism
C) Emergism
B) Escapism
The invention of .MP3 resulted in ___
A) Increased economic growth for the music industry
B) Decreased economic growth for the music industry
C) Higher quality sound
B) Decreased economic growth for the music industry
The role of the wartime radio brought about..
A) The 24-hour news hole
B) The newscast
C) The telegraph
B) The newscast
The Edison ___ test refers to the test in which one would try to hear the difference between the phonograph and a live singer
A) Note
B) Sound
C) Tone
C) Tone
Which was the media format that marked, for the first time, the disinterest in audio quality
A) Vinyl Records
B) FM Radio
C) MP3
C) MP3
Radio flow refers to the modern-day listening experience of __
A) No silences
B) Ability to switch between channels
C) The split between songs and advertisements
A) No silences
The cultural expression that coincided with the invention of the record was __
A) Hip Hop
B) Heavy Metal
C) Rock and Roll
C) Rock and Roll
The origin of the radio are that of a ___ broadcast medium
A) National
B) International
C) Regional
A) National
Hi-fi refers to
A) Higher quality
B) Higher volume
C) Higher download speed
A) Higher quality
Escapism was used as a form of promotion for what media technology?
A) FM Radio
B) The Record Player
C) The Tape Cassette
C) The Tape Cassette
Sound being examined, with its characteristics acknowledged, and meaning being actively attended to is synonymous with which practice of listening?
A) Analytical
B) Escapism
C) Imagined
A) Analytical
The FM signal is wider, allowing the broadcast of __ than the AM signal
A) Better fidelity
B) More channels
C) Louder volumes
A) Better fidelity
The radio was unique in that it allowed people to consume ___
A) Simultaneously
B) Asynchronously
C) Loudly
A) Simultaneously
Following the phonograph, this was the next major audio media format
A) Cassette
B) 8-track
C) Vinyl
C) Vinyl
Catalogue albums refer to albums that are more than __ months old
A) 14
B) 16
C) 18
C) 18
Sound as background ambience defined by repetition is known as
A) Predictability
B) Distracted listening
C) Refusal to engage
B) Distracted listening
The resurgence of the music industry, resulting from devices such as iPhones that allow huge amounts of music to be stored and streamed, means most of the money is…
A) Taken by the artists
B) Staying with the consumers
C) Given to tech corporations
C) Given to tech corporations