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HoPM I - Folk/Folk Rock Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Bob Dylan's home state of origin?

a)

Illinois

b)

Minnesota

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

2.

Who was Bob Dylan's musical hero?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Pete Seeger

c)

Arlo Guthrie

d)

Woody Guthrie

3.

Which of Bob Dylan's songs features several rhetorical questions?

a)

Blowin' in the Wind

b)

Song to Woody

c)

Mr. Tambourine Man

d)

Like a Rolling Stone

4.

Who is the musician featured in this picture?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Woody Guthrie

c)

Pete Seeger

d)

Arlo Guthrie

5.

Which of the following bands was among the first to be labeled as part of the new "folk rock" genre in 1965?

a)

The Lovin' Spoonful

b)

The Mamas and the Papas

c)

Simon & Garfunkel

d)

The Byrds

6.

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.

a)

The Mamas & the Papas

b)

Simon & Garfunkel

c)

Bob Dylan

d)

The Byrds

7.

The year in which Bob Dylan famously plugged in at the Newport Folk Festival was:

(a)  

8.

Which of the following traditional folk songs drew its lyrics from the Bible?

a)

"Turn, Turn, Turn"

b)

"Blowin' in the Wind"

c)

"I Ain't Got No Home"

d)

"Silver Dagger"

9.

The folk artist most likely to be found performing with Bob Dylan before he went electric was:

a)

Arlo Guthrie

b)

Pete Seeger

c)

Joan Baez

d)

Richie Havens

10.

Many of Woody Guthrie's folk songs were real-life ruminations on what American event?

a)

The Dust Bowl

b)

The Great Depression

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

11.

The Byrds were mostly known for fusing together which two disparate styles of music?

a)

country and blues

b)

British invasion and blues

c)

British invasion and folk

d)

folk and R&B

12.

Of all the rumors that continue to swirl around Dylan "plugging in at Newport," which of the following is confirmed to be a truth?

a)

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.

b)

Dylan refused to play more songs unless the crowd would quiet down

c)

Dylan had to cut his set short after playing only three songs

d)

Dylan had to be escorted off the stage by police due to rowdy and aggressive spectators