WorksheetsHPM 2.4 Folk Revival & Protest Music ASSESSMENT
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which song became an anthem of the Civil Rights Movement? (2.4)
If I Had a Hammer
We Shall Overcome
Blowin’ in the Wind
Masters of War
Which artist performed at the March on Washington in 1963 with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? (2.4)
Bob Dylan
Joan Baez
Pete Seeger
Peter, Paul and Mary
Which festival was especially important in boosting folk revival and protest music? (2.4)
Woodstock
Newport Folk Festival
Monterey Pop Festival
Coachella
Which folk trio made protest music more mainstream with songs like “If I Had a Hammer”? (2.4)
Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Kingston Trio
Peter, Paul and Mary
Simon & Garfunkel
Who was blacklisted during the Red Scare for his political views but still influenced younger artists? (2.4)
Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
Paul Simon
Arlo Guthrie
What shift did Bob Dylan make at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965? (2.4)
From electric rock to acoustic folk
From acoustic folk to electric rock
From country to blues rock
From classical to pop
How did folk and protest music support the Civil Rights Movement? (2.4)
By creating profitable festivals
By providing anthems that unified activists
By avoiding controversial topics
By only being performed on television
What role did coffeehouses and college campuses play during the folk revival? (2.4)
They were mainly used for recording music
They supported local economies and gave young people a place to share music and ideas
They replaced radio and television
They limited who could listen to protest music
How did technology help spread protest music in the 1950s and 1960s? (2.4)
It limited distribution of records
It allowed only live audiences to hear songs
It helped record and broadcast songs to a national audience
It made music less accessible
Which of the following best explains how protest music united different groups? (2.4)
It was only sung by young people
It blended African American freedom songs with white folk traditions
It avoided cultural traditions
It stayed within only one community
Compare the political and economic impacts of the folk revival. How did music both support activism and create new opportunities for business? (2.4)
It gave people a voice in social movements and created markets for socially conscious music.
It created profits but had little to do with activism.
It supported activism but weakened the music industry.
It focused only on entertainment and avoided politics.
Protest music influenced both the Civil Rights Movement and the counterculture of the 1960s. What does this suggest about the power of music in shaping society? (2.4)
Music can shape political, cultural, and social change.
Music only entertains but doesn’t influence people.
Music influenced only clothing styles.
Music had no lasting effects beyond the 1960s.
Technology made protest music more powerful during the 1950s and 1960s by: (2.4)
allowing music to reach wider audiences through radio and recordings
expanding the spread of protest messages through social media
making it easier for musicians to record their songs and make available to download
preventing the sharing of protest music across different regions
According to the text, how did Joan Baez contribute to both music and social activism? Use at least one piece of evidence from the text. (2.4)
HINT: MAKE SURE YOUR ANSWER IS SPECIFIC!
The text states that "Folk and protest music gave ordinary people a voice and connected music with movements for justice." Use at least 2 pieces of evidence from the text to support this statement. (2.4)
HINT: MAKE SURE YOUR ANSWER IS SPECIFIC!
