Pop Culture Final Exam Review Sheet

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1 Pop Culture Final Exam Review Sheet Test Details 50 Multiple Choice Questions 2 points each 1 Extended Response Question = 10 points Test Total = 110 points Notes The test will consist mostly of questions from previous quizzes A final exam in a semester class is 20% of your overall grade. Please take this seriously! Movies 1. Components of a Good Movie: 2. Genres of films: 3. Sound in Film: o Significance of The Jazz Singer in 1927: 4. Block Booking: What is it and how did it impact studios and theaters? 5. Impact of television on movie industry: How did movie studios and theaters try to adapt to this new threat? 6. Changes in the modern industry: o Significance of Jaws: o Rise of the Summer Blockbuster movie: o Movement of theaters from cities to suburbs/shopping malls: o Modern reliance on franchises, sequels, prequels, and known characters: o Challenges for the modern movie industry Music 1950 s and 60 s Rock and Roll: Alan Freed/Beginnings of Rock and Roll: British Invasion (What happened & Artist Examples): Surf Music: Motown:

2 Psychedelic Rock (Late 1960 s) Characteristics: Where it is credited with starting: Artists: Concept Albums: End of the Era: 1970 s: Pop Music: Disco: Arena Rock: Heavy Metal: 1980 s: Impact of MTV on music: Rise of Rap/Hip Hop: Punk: New Wave: Hair Metal/Glam Rock: Pop: Teen Pop (artists, characteristics and target audience) 1990 s: Grunge Movement (City, Artists & Characteristics) Teen Pop: Rap/Hip-Hop: Know the concept of sampling Pop/Rock:

3 Radio/Television Study the Following Concepts: o When did radio begin to become popular in U.S.? o o Golden Age of Radio (which decades?): Radio networks that made the shift to television: In-class Listening Activities o Story behind and significance of War of the Worlds Television Topics (from Prezi notes sheets, reading or class notes) The 4 Original TV Networks What each is known for: The 4 Modern TV Networks Which one is different today (also know the logos for each network)? How did television change politics and election campaigns? Impact of Television on Vietnam War coverage: What shows were popular by decade and network? Purpose/contributions of PBS? What does the term Jumped the Shark mean for a television show? Where did the term originate? How did cable change the television industry? What was the original purpose of cable television? Give some examples of early cable channels that still exist. What type of show gained extreme popularity in the 1990 s/2000 s (Provide Examples)? What role did MTV play in the rise of this type of programming and why do TV channels play so much of it today? What does the term Spin-off mean? Provide as many examples as you can think of

4 Cars/Games & Toys/Video Games/Slang 1. What is the definition of planned obsolescence? 2. How did Ford s strategy differ from other manufacturers in the late 1920 s? 3. What happened to the auto industry during World War II? 4. What styling characteristics were common of 1950 s cars? 5. What influenced the design of 1950 s cars? 6. What formula did many manufacturers use to create Muscle cars? 7. Why did the muscle car era come to a very quick end in the early 1970 s? 8. Honda, Toyota, Datsun/Nissan all had success producing what kind of car in the 1970 s? 9. What type of vehicle changed family transportation in 1984? Which company produced it? 10. Prior to the answer above, what type of vehicle was the primary method of family transportation? 11. In the early 1990 s, this type of vehicle grew greatly in popularity? Name two of these that were introduced during this time. Games & Toys (Article & Webquest Questions) 1. What is the most popular word game world-wide? 2. How does technology impact the game industry? 3. How was Trivial Pursuit different than other games when it was launched in 1984? 4. TOYS: Be familiar with popular toys and know in which decade they originated. Video Games (Handout of Game System Generations, Video Questions) 1. This is generally credited as the first mainstream video game system (generation 1?) 2. By far the most popular 2 nd generation video game system? 3. Why did the video game industry crash in the early 1980 s? 4. What 3 rd generation system revived the industry in the mid 1980 s? How was it marketed differently than previous systems had been? 5. Which two systems battled for supremacy in the 4 th generation? 6. This company entered the game industry in the 5 th generation of systems?

5 7. What was different about the game system that this company produced, both in technology and marketing? (use the answer above) 8. The 6 th generation saw another new company launch a game system. Who produced the Xbox and what did it contribute to the game industry? 9. After the 6 th generation, this company stopped producing game systems to instead focus on making games? 10. How did the Nintendo Wii catch Microsoft and Sony off guard with their 7 th generation system? 11. Which systems currently make up the 8 th generation? 12. How have video games impacted popular culture? Slang (Use packet of terminology by decade) 1. Be familiar with popular terms from each decade 2. How have our references to these things changed over the years? a. Money b. Things that are gross or disgusting c. Things that are not interesting d. Cars