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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 did Johnny's family members gather around Johnny's hospital bed to do?
(a) Said goodbye to him.
(b) Told him how he hurt them as a result of his addiction.
(c) Prayed for him.
(d) Sang to him.

2. What role did Johnny's mother have in his business years later?
(a) She managed a souvenir shop.
(b) She worked in promotions.
(c) She was a bookkeeper.
(d) She was a travel agent.

3. What was a big source of the fights between Johnny and his first wife, Vivian?
(a) Other women.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Music.
(d) Money.

4. Which news broadcaster did Johnny snarl at in an interview prior to a Carnegie Hall concert?
(a) Mike Wallace.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Tom Brokaw.
(d) Chet Huntley.

5. In what year did Johnny first meet the Carters?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of songs was Ed McCurdy famous for singing?

2. Who did Johnny think was one of the most influential people in country music?

3. What was the name of the recording produced by the person in #129?

4. Which one of June's daughters did Johnny nickname "Sparkle"?

5. What quality did Johnny say he ultimately valued about June?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Johnny's work related to discriminated groups such as Native Americans and prisoners?

2. What was the "Chicken in Black" and how did it fit into Johnny's failing record career?

3. What was Johnny's "Gospel Road" project?

4. What was Johnny's experience at the Betty Ford Clinic and how did he face his substance addiction every day afterward?

5. How did Johnny's friends try to intervene in his drug abuse and how did the death of Hopi Indian, Peter LaFarge, impact him?

6. What was Johnny's "Man in White" project?

7. What is Bon Aqua and what was the legend associated with it?

8. Who was Rick Rubin and what was his collaboration with Johnny?

9. What did Johnny say about meeting four U.S. Presidents?

10. Who did Johnny have an interview with prior to an important concert and how was his behavior impacted by drugs?

(see the answer keys)

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