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WorksheetsHoPM I - Folk/Folk Rock Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was Bob Dylan's home state of origin?
Illinois
Minnesota
Massachusetts
New York
Who was Bob Dylan's musical hero?
Elvis Presley
Pete Seeger
Arlo Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Which of Bob Dylan's songs features several rhetorical questions?
Blowin' in the Wind
Song to Woody
Mr. Tambourine Man
Like a Rolling Stone
Who is the musician featured in this picture?
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
Pete Seeger
Arlo Guthrie
Which of the following bands was among the first to be labeled as part of the new "folk rock" genre in 1965?
The Lovin' Spoonful
The Mamas and the Papas
Simon & Garfunkel
The Byrds
Which of the following artists had one of its best known songs re-recorded to coincide with the folk rock boom of the mid 1960s.
The Mamas & the Papas
Simon & Garfunkel
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
The year in which Bob Dylan famously plugged in at the Newport Folk Festival was:
(a)
Which of the following traditional folk songs drew its lyrics from the Bible?
"Turn, Turn, Turn"
"Blowin' in the Wind"
"I Ain't Got No Home"
"Silver Dagger"
The folk artist most likely to be found performing with Bob Dylan before he went electric was:
Arlo Guthrie
Pete Seeger
Joan Baez
Richie Havens
Many of Woody Guthrie's folk songs were real-life ruminations on what American event?
The Dust Bowl
The Great Depression
World War I
World War II
The Byrds were mostly known for fusing together which two disparate styles of music?
country and blues
British invasion and blues
British invasion and folk
folk and R&B
Of all the rumors that continue to swirl around Dylan "plugging in at Newport," which of the following is confirmed to be a truth?
Dylan attempted to pacify the crowd by playing a few of his acoustic hits after seeing the crowd's negative reaction to his electric guitar and rock band instrumentation.
Dylan refused to play more songs unless the crowd would quiet down
Dylan had to cut his set short after playing only three songs
Dylan had to be escorted off the stage by police due to rowdy and aggressive spectators
