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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did the crime occur at Johnny's Jamaican home?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1994.

3. What was Johnny Cash's grandfather's profession?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Moonshiner.

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

5. Who was Johnny's good friend and neighbor who lost his wife and children?
(a) Roy Orbison.
(b) Porter Wagoner.
(c) Merle Haggard.
(d) George Jones.

6. Why did Johnny always wear the color in #47?
(a) It was best for his skin tone.
(b) It looked good on stage.
(c) It just felt right.
(d) It was easy to keep clean.

7. How many children did Johnny have with his first wife?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

8. How many men were killed as a result of the crime at Johnny's Jamaican home?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

9. Johnny had a real ability to __________________.
(a) teach guitar.
(b) play piano.
(c) mentor young talent.
(d) laugh at himself.

10. How old was Johnny when he married for the first time?
(a) 22.
(b) 25.
(c) 23.
(d) 19.

11. In what year did Johnny Cash's ancestors settle in America?
(a) 1667.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1777.

12. To what country could Johnny Cash trace his family origins?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Scotland.

13. What was the name of Johnny's tour bus?
(a) The Van in Black.
(b) Unit One.
(c) Cashmobile.
(d) Cash & Carry.

14. What insects invaded the Cash farm one year?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Bees.
(d) Army worms.

15. In what American state did Johnny Cash's ancestors eventually settle?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What boyhood friend did Johnny recall while driving toward Northern California one day?

2. Johnny's mother told him he would get a stomach ache if he ate _______________.

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

4. What was the job of the person in #22 when he was 14?

5. In what city did Johnny and his new wife settle in 1955?

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