Question

Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. It has sold 110 million albums around the world since its 1982 release. Almost 30 million of those were sold in the United States alone. There are a variety of reasons that could explain why Thriller was such a hugely successful record.
Some say that the music video for the album's title song brought so much attention to the album. During that time, most music videos were short visuals to go along with songs. The video for the song “Thriller” was a 14-minute-long movie. The costumes, make-up, and dancing it included forever changed music videos. After "Thriller," other artists began to try to tell stories with their music videos.
The other videos from the Thriller album for songs like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” broke barriers of their own. Before these videos were played on MTV, the music channel didn’t really play videos by artists of color. Their rise in popularity opened the door for artists of all races to have their videos shown on MTV.
Others say the mixture of musical styles on Thriller accounts for its success. Jackson blended pop, rock, dance, and ballads for in making of this album. There was essentially something that would appeal to almost any music lover on Thriller.
5Question 5
Which of these is one effect of Thriller's success as stated in the passage?
A.
Thriller 25 was the most successful album re-release.
B.
No other artist has been able to make a video as good.
C.
"Billie Jean" became one of Jackson's popular albums.
D.
Artists of all races were able to have videos on MTV.

Answer 1

D. Artists of all races were able to have videos on MTV — the passage states Thriller's videos opened the door for artists of color to be shown on MTV.