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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did the Cash family move to in 1934?
(a) Dyess Colony.
(b) Biloxi.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Memphis.
2. Which musician did Johnny once tell that God would "jerk the tongue out of your head"?
(a) Chet Atkins.
(b) Waylon Jennings.
(c) Marty Stuart.
(d) Faron Young.
3. Johnny had a real ability to __________________.
(a) play piano.
(b) teach guitar.
(c) laugh at himself.
(d) mentor young talent.
4. In what year did the crime occur at Johnny's Jamaican home?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1994.
5. In what branch of the military did Johnny serve?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.
6. What color of clothing did Johnny Cash always wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy.
(c) Grey.
(d) Brown.
7. What disease did the person in #39 have?
(a) Polio.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Glaucoma.
(d) Epilepsy.
8. Who was the head of Sun Records in Memphis in 1955?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Colonel Parker.
(c) Willie Nelson.
(d) Jerry Lee Lewis.
9. Who was the steadfast guitarist who played with Johnny?
(a) Buddy Rich.
(b) Luther Moore Perkins.
(c) Carl Perkins.
(d) Chet Atkins.
10. What was the name of the song offered to Johnny by the person in #67?
(a) Solitaire.
(b) City of New Orleans.
(c) Islands in the Stream.
(d) Hello, Walls.
11. In what town was Johnny Cash born?
(a) Auburn, Mississippi.
(b) Jellico, Tennessee.
(c) Kingsland, Arkansas.
(d) Cochran, Georgia.
12. Which celebrity once told Johnny that "The higher up the ladder you get, the brighter your ass shines."?
(a) Ernest Tubb.
(b) Minnie Pearl.
(c) Ed Sullivan.
(d) Johnny Carson.
13. What genre of book is CASH?
(a) Autobiography.
(b) Reference.
(c) Biography.
(d) Novel.
14. What beautiful sight did Johnny remember from living on the farm?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Cotton fields.
15. What was the job of the person in #22 when he was 14?
(a) Pumping gas.
(b) Sawing lumber.
(c) Building shelves.
(d) Picking berries.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which friend of Johnny's had a premonition of his own death?
2. What was the name of Johnny's home in Jamaica?
3. Johnny stated that he lacked an all-consuming love of _____________ for which he was grateful.
4. What crime occurred at Johnny's Jamaican home?
5. What special talent did the person in #39 have?
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