1. What is soul music? What are the essential elements of a song that make it “soul”? In other words, what are the “sounds of soul”?
2. Describe the lives and careers of Ray Charles, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin. 
3. How does Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band address its audience?
4. Who were the “Deadheads” and what did they do?
5. Describe the Nashville sound. Who were its significant artists?
6. What makes Ray Charles the “Genius of Soul”?
7. What are the features that make up the “James Brown sound”?
8. What is the connection between gospel and soul music?
9. What made Bob Dylan stand out from his contemporaries in folk music?
10. Why was 1965 a pivotal year in Bob Dylan’s career?
11. Describe the counterculture and its impact on rock music in the 1960s.
12. What artists came from the San Francisco rock music scene in the 1960s?
13. Describe the impact and importance of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.