NAME: ______________________________________________
History of Rock And Roll Pre-Assessment
Answer each question with the appropriate letter. Some will be used more than once.
A. Poison
H. Guns n Roses
M. Van Halen
B. Whitesnake
I. Nirvana
N. Green Day
C. Twisted Sister
J. Pearl Jam
O. Blink 182
D. Def Leppard
K. Foo Fighters
P. The Offspring
E. Motley Crue
L. Red Hot Chili
Q. Rage Against
F. Alice In Chains
Peppers
The Machine
G. Metallica
1. _______ This band lost their bassist, Cliff Burton, in a tour bus crash in Sweden
2. _______I Wanna Rock
3. _______This band was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but their lead
singer wanted no part of it
4. _______ Runnin With The Devil
5. _______ Kick Start My Heart
6. _______ This bands lead singer, Dee Snider, went before Congress to speak against the PMRC
and parental advisory labels
7. _______ Brain Stew
8. _______ This bands lead vocalist, James Hetfield, was severely burned when he was standing
over a pyrotechnic effect while it went off
9. _______ Welcome To The Jungle
10. _______ Pour Some Sugar On Me
11. _______ This bands music video for Jeremy caused a lot of controversy because it displayed
gun violence in a school
12. _______ Every Rose Has Its Thorn
13. _______ Nothing Else Matters
14. _______ Kurt Cobains death instantly ended this bands career
15. _______ Whats My Age Again?
16. _______ Lead singer: Eddie Vedder
17. _______ Monkey Wrench
18. _______Enter Sandman
19. _______ Lead singer: Billie Joe Armstrong
20. _______ Bret Michaels was the lead singer for this glam rock band
21. _______ Learn To Fly
22. _______ David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar were lead singers for this band
23. _______ Girls, Girls, Girls
24. _______ After a member of Metallica was burned, this band caused a riot when
Axl Rose refused to perform because his mic wasnt right
25. _______ Smells Like Teen Spirit
26. _______ Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee are members of this band
27. _______ Sweet Child O Mine
28. _______ This band filmed a music video on Wall St. and shut the doors of the New York Stock
Exchange for the day.
29. _______ Master Of Puppets
30. _______ Mr. Shaffners theme song: Pretty Fly For A White Guy
31. _______ Lead singer: Axl Rose; Lead guitar: Slash
32. _______ Heart-shaped Box
33. _______ Californication
34. _______ Jump
35. _______ This three-piece band out of Seattle brought grunge-rock to mainstream radio with
the album Nevermind
36. _______ Even Flow
37. _______ Were Not Going To Take It
38. _______ The drummer from Nirvana, Dave Grohl, started this band after Cobains death
39. _______ This bands drummer was left with one arm after a car crash and continued playing
40. _______This band had slapstick, cartoon-like violence (being thrown out a window) in its
music videos, but everyone was unharmed
41. _______ Rooster
Extended response: Be sure to use complete sentences for all answers. Make sure you answer all
parts of the question.
1. Name two Grunge rock bands.
2. Describe the musical and lyrical elements of Grunge rock. List at least three characteristics.
3. Describe the two main types of 1980s rock and roll bands. How did they vary musically? How
did they vary stylistically? Give specific examples using bands, people, or songs.
4. In your opinion, whats your favorite type of rock and roll? You can be general and name a
genre or you can be more specific and name a band or even a song. What is it about your
choice that appeals to you? (4 sentences)
OR
If you still arent a fan of rock and roll, why dont you like it? Whats the worse part of rock
and roll? Why? Be specific! (4 sentences)
5. When your children take this class 20-25 years from now, what bands from the 60s, 70s, 80s,
and 90s will they still be learning about? What current bands will have a significant historical
impact in the future? How will the sound of rock and roll evolve over those years?
6. Describe the origin of Rock. Focus on the development of the genre before the year 1950.
7. Lyric analysis: Label the verses and chorus in the lyrics below.
"You Shook Me All Night Long"
She was a fast machine she kept
her motor clean
She was the best damn woman
that I ever seen
She had the sightless eyes telling
me no lies
Knocking me out with those
American thighs
Taking more than her share
Had me fighting for air
She told me to come but I was
already there
Cause the walls start shaking
The earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
I'm working double time on the
seduction line
She's one of a kind she's just
mine all mine
Wanted no applause it's just
another course
Made a meal outta me
And come back for more
Had to cool me down to take
another round
Now I'm back in the ring to take
another swing
Cause the walls were shaking the
earth was quaking
My mind was aching
And we were making it
And you shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me all night long
Knocked me out I said you
Shook me all night long
You had me shaking and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me
When you took me
You really took me and you
Shook me all night long
You shook me all night long
Yeah, yeah, you shook me all
night long
You really got me and you
Shook me all night long
Yeah you shook me
Yeah you shook me
All night long
