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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the setting for the opening of CASH?
(a) A bus station.
(b) A concert hall.
(c) Grand Ole Opry.
(d) Johnny Cash's home.

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

3. What did Johnny learn from the vocal teacher?
(a) Not to let anyone change his voice.
(b) He needed to develop a broader range.
(c) He couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.
(d) He was wasting his mother's money.

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

5. What body of water wreaked havoc on the Cash farm?
(a) Kentucky River.
(b) Ohio River.
(c) Gulf of Mexico.
(d) Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Johnny stated that he lacked an all-consuming love of _____________ for which he was grateful.

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

3. What was the life goal of the person in #22?

4. What beautiful sight did Johnny remember from living on the farm?

5. Which songwriter offered Johnny and his group a song?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Cash family move in 1934?

2. Who were Johnny's two wives and how many children did he have?

3. What was the country of Johnny Cash's ancestry and where did they eventually settle in America?

4. What were the three questions Johnny was always asked in interviews and what were his responses?

5. What were the personal tragedies experienced by Johnny's good friend, Roy Orbison?

6. Where was Johnny born and what were the times like for the Cash family?

7. Who were Johnny's parents and in what year was Johnny Cash born?

8. What tragedy befell the Cash family regarding Johnny's older brother, Jack?

9. Who were "The Tennessee Two" and how did Johnny meet up with them?

10. What explanation did Johnny give for not performing Kris Kristofferson's song "City of New Orleans"?

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