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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johnny described a ________________ between the young musicians in the 1950s.
(a) hostility.
(b) camaraderie.
(c) competition.
(d) jealousy.

2. What did Johnny comment on about being on the road?
(a) The detours.
(b) The danger.
(c) The excitement.
(d) The sameness.

3. What did Johnny think about the abilities of himself and his band in the early days?
(a) They were excellent.
(b) They were horrible.
(c) They were average.
(d) They were limited.

4. Johnny's mother told him he would get a stomach ache if he ate _______________.
(a) green apples.
(b) raw pie dough.
(c) cotton blooms.
(d) mulberries.

5. Which celebrity once told Johnny that "The higher up the ladder you get, the brighter your ass shines."?
(a) Ernest Tubb.
(b) Johnny Carson.
(c) Ed Sullivan.
(d) Minnie Pearl.

6. Where did the Cash family move to in 1934?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Dyess Colony.
(d) Biloxi.

7. Which friend of Johnny's had a premonition of his own death?
(a) George Jones.
(b) Porter Waggoner.
(c) Faron Young.
(d) Johnny Horton.

8. In what country was the setting in #1 located?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) England.
(c) Mexico.
(d) USA.

9. At what age did Johnny begin to work in the fields?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

10. How many times was Johnny in prison?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

11. What was the life goal of the person in #22?
(a) To be a newspaper editor.
(b) To be a farmer.
(c) To be a preacher.
(d) To be a teacher.

12. What was the name of the song offered to Johnny by the person in #67?
(a) City of New Orleans.
(b) Solitaire.
(c) Hello, Walls.
(d) Islands in the Stream.

13. Who was Johnny's second wife?
(a) Darlene Good.
(b) Arnelle Sampson.
(c) June Carter.
(d) Marie Withers.

14. Which musician did Johnny once tell that God would "jerk the tongue out of your head"?
(a) Chet Atkins.
(b) Marty Stuart.
(c) Faron Young.
(d) Waylon Jennings.

15. Who was Johnny's first wife?
(a) Anna Morgan.
(b) Carolee Simpson.
(c) June Carter.
(d) Vivian Liberto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Johnny's home in Jamaica?

2. What song did Johnny later write about his experience on the farm?

3. To what country could Johnny Cash trace his family origins?

4. On what show did Johnny and his band perform in 1955?

5. In what year was Johnny Cash born?

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