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60's Protest Music

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the 3 topics most likely to be protested in the 60's.

a)

Vietnam war, traffic, civil rights

b)

Civil rights, the environment, WW2

c)

The environment, Vietnam War, Civil rights

d)

WW2, economy, Civil rights

2.

Name 3 Protest artists

a)

Peter Paul & Mary, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell

b)

Bob Dylan, The Stones, Simon & Garfunkel

c)

The Doors, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell

d)

Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul & Mary

3.

Who Sang "Big Yellow Taxi"

a)

Janis Joplin

b)

Mary

c)

Joni Mitchell

d)

Joan Baez

4.

Bob Dylan played what instruments

a)

Guitar and harmonica

b)

Guitar and ukulele

c)

harmonica and sitar

d)

guitar and drums

5.

What provoked most protest rallies by college students

a)

The price of tuition

b)

Classes were held too early

c)

Environmental concerns

d)

The war in Vietnam

6.

Name 2 Civil Rights Activists during the 60's

a)

MLK and Bob Dylan

b)

Malcolm X and Ted Kennedy

c)

MLK and Malcom X

d)

George Edgar Hoover and Richard Nixon

7.

What speech is MLK most known for?

a)

"I Have A Dream"

b)

"Equality is important"

c)

"Vietnam is not the answer"

d)

"Eat more vegetables and fruits"

8.

What provoked the protest at Kent State

a)

Governor Rhodes called them bums

b)

President Nixon sent troops to Cambodia

c)

President Nixon began pulling out of the war

d)

Governor Rhodes criticized teenagers

9.

The group that sang "Blowin In The Wind"

a)

Joni Mitchell

b)

The Shondells

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Peter, Paul and Mary

10.

What day did the massacre at Kent State take place?

a)

April 4, 1969

b)

May 4, 1969

c)

May 4, 1970

d)

April 30, 1970

11.

In Bob Dylan's Song, "The Times, They Are A Changin" what did he say would happen if you didn't change with the times?

a)

Your children won't like you

b)

The government will take advantage of you

c)

You won't be happy

d)

You will sink like a stone

12.

Many protest songs were performed with acoustic instruments?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What 60's duo did the modern band Disturb cover with "The Sound of Silence" is 2012?

a)

Paul and Simon

b)

Phil and Mary

c)

Simon and Garfunkel

d)

Paul and Arthur

14.

What President was trying to lead the Civil Rights Movement in the 60's

a)

John Kennedy

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

George Edgar Hoover

d)

Dwight Eisenhower