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1. One of the very first general war protest songs was Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind", made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary. It's a powerful song that started a solid decade of protest songs. What question does "Blowing in the Wind" NOT ask?
2. In August of 1965, Donovan released an EP (four songs on a single) in Britain entitled and including "Universal Soldier". Although "Universal Soldier" is strongly associated with Donovan as a folk standard, the song was written by which of the following people?
3. Do you remember hearing these lines in a 1965 protest hit? "There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave", "You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'", "Hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace". What was the song and who was the artist?
4. Gimme an "F"! Country Joe beseeches us to spell "fish" on "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag" from the 1967 Vanguard album. Despite the peppy jug band tone of the song, it's a tough protest number aimed squarely at the Vietnam conflict. On the off-beat side, though, besides "do-wacka-do", what is the word repeated over and over by the backing singers in the studio version of the song?
5. "He blesses the boys as they stand in line; the smell of gun grease and their bayonets they shine. He's there to help them all that he can; to make them feel wanted he's a good holy man". Eric Burdon and the Animals recorded this 1968 epic song questioning religious ethics in war. What is the title?
6. Peter, Paul and Mary released their "Album 1700" in 1967. One track shines, "The Great Mandella", a heart-wrenching tale of a conscientious objector and his confrontation with his hawk-like father. The song ends tragically. "The Great Mandella", though,is a song with parentheses following the title. What does the title look like with the parentheses?
7. The Beatles didn't shy away from protest in "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill", an obvious allegory of American military action. They describe a hunter who could easily be, of course, a soldier. Which of the following does NOT describe the adventures of Bungalow Bill?
8. Richie Havens is widely remembered for his performance of "Freedom" at the Woodstock Festival. Another of his outstanding protest songs describes a symbolic soldier who carries his state-of-the-art weapon through wars from the Revolutionary War (musket) to Vietnam (M-15). What is this song?
9. Protest songs could rock, too. Creedence Clearwater Revival took "Fortunate Son" to number one on U.S. charts as it rocked loudly when it comes to having star-spangled eyes, being a millionnaire's son, or above all, going down to war, "It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son". Which Creedence Clearwater Revival did this beat-driven song appear on?
10. Protest against the protest! Not all songs carried a preference for peace. Merle Haggard wrote and recorded a no-nonsense reaction to peaceniks and objectors to war called "The Fightin' Side of Me" released in 1970. Which of the following lines is NOT in Merle's song?
11. Bob Dylan was unquestionably on the forefront of the anti-war protest folk song movement. In his 1963 composition, "Masters of War" he lashes out at the "higher ups" who start and control war. In an extreme moment of bitterness, which of the following does Bob say he hopes happens to them?
12. Joan Baez sang a dedicated and loving song to her husband, David Harris, as he spent time in prison and she carried their baby. David expressed his opposition to the war by his own means. What was the reason that he did time?
13. Arlo Guthrie recorded what must be one of the most entertaining, poignant, and cool protest songs of the 60's -- "Alice's Restaurant Massacree". His saga of his experiences at Whitehall Street, or the induction center, is commentary on the absurdities and inequities of the Selective Service System. What is the one question NOT asked of Arlo by the officials, verbally or in writing, at the induction center?
14. In 1971 Freda Payne recorded a catchy soul number decrying the war as "useless". What was the name of Freda's song?
15. Edwin Starr jumped in feet first with a blast at war in his song of the same name ("War"). He tells us that war is a heartbreaker, a friend to the undertaker, among other dire things, but what does Edwin say war is good for?
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