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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the young white girl Ike brought in for household duties?
(a) Rhonda Graam.
(b) Rielle Galloway.
(c) Randa Garrison.
(d) Rhoda Goran.

2. Who began emerging as the star of Ike's revue?
(a) Tina.
(b) Sally.
(c) Jean.
(d) Ike.

3. Who is Tina's father?
(a) Richard.
(b) James.
(c) William.
(d) Raymond.

4. What was Tina's first impression of Ike Turner?
(a) He was chunky.
(b) He was gorgeous.
(c) He was really tall.
(d) He was ugly.

5. What was the name of the dance that marked the beginning of the Sixties?
(a) The Twist.
(b) The Swim.
(c) The Quick Step.
(d) The Jitterbug.

6. What did Ike name his own band?
(a) Dukes of Dixie.
(b) Rhythm Royalty.
(c) Kings of Swing.
(d) Kings of Rhythm.

7. Black jazz and rhythm and blues bands began to emerge in what year?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1969.

8. Where did Ike want to move to become a big star?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

9. How did Tina feel about being married to Ike?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Unhappy.
(c) Take it or leave it.
(d) Cautiously optimistic.

10. What does Tina love about going to her grandmother's Pentecostal Church?
(a) The singing.
(b) Sunday School.
(c) The sermons.
(d) The frenetic dancing.

11. Who was the first boy Tina loved?
(a) Henry Thompson.
(b) Hank Teaford.
(c) Harry Timmons.
(d) Harry Taylor.

12. How many girlfriends did Ike estimate that he had during his marriage to Tina?
(a) 0.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 100.

13. With which of the following did Tina never get involved?
(a) Volunteer groups.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Red Cross.

14. On what television show did Ike and Tina appear?
(a) Dance Party.
(b) Ed Sullivan Show.
(c) Hit Parade.
(d) American Bandstand.

15. Why was Tina hospitalized which ended up stressing Ike?
(a) Mono.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Sepsis.
(d) Diabetes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tina meet Ike Turner?

2. What did Ike use to hit Tina the first time he beat her?

3. When was Tina Turner born?

4. What is the name of Tina's second child?

5. Where did the Kings of Rhythm find a permanent place to play in East St. Louis?

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