5.01 Marching to a Different Beat

Fill in the blank: In the 1960s, some young people went off to live in their own little communities called _______.

• communes

• apartments

• factories

• offices

The counterculture movement was called so because it had nothing to do with counters.

• True

• False

Name two religions mentioned in the passage that were represented among the people in the counterculture movement.

• Christianity and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Islam

• Judaism and Sikhism

• Taoism and Shintoism

The counterculture movement helped register new voters and made other Americans realize that the nation’s population and ideas had shifted west.

• True

• False

Which type of music became a national passion for people in the counterculture, according to the passage?

• Jazz

• Rock music

• Classical

• Country

According to the passage, who was the most influential musician of the Vietnam era?

• Aretha Franklin

• Bob Dylan

• John Lennon

• Elvis Presley