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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: People Get Ready.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the rumors spread about Ras Tafari's childhood refer to?
(a) His supernatural powers.
(b) His parents' sudden and unexplained deaths.
(c) His relationship with priests and other learned people.
(d) His friendships with women.

2. What was the name of Cedella's first child?
(a) Robert Nesta.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Bobby Ray.
(d) Peter Bunny.

3. Why did Bob's music start to catch on?
(a) Because it appealed to the rich, upper-class people in Jamaica.
(b) Because Bob forced everyone he knows to promote his music.
(c) Because it appealed to the newly-independent people of Jamaica.
(d) Bob's music did not start to catch on.

4. Besides European influence, what type of traditions was Ras Tafari raised with?
(a) Jamaican mystic traditions.
(b) He never revealed the traditions he was raised with.
(c) Shoan-Amharic traditions.
(d) Native American traditions.

5. What did Bob tell his mother about his career goals in Chapter 7, "Who Feels It, Knows It"?
(a) That he is going to be a welder.
(b) That he has none.
(c) That he is going to start a musical career.
(d) That he wants to be a famous actor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurred at midnight on August 5?

2. Who accompanied Bob on the bus ride to Kingston?

3. Who hung out on her porch every day in order to try to get the Wailers' attention?

4. What type of music was Bob interested in at age fourteen?

5. How did Cedella's family feel when Bob returned to Nine Miles with his mother?

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