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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sly Stone - The Myth of Staggerlee (Comprising sections Sly Versus Superfly through A Quiet Rebellion).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marcus discuss many movies in "Sly Stone"?
(a) Sly Stone made the soundtracks for them.
(b) They are about black people.
(c) They all include the Staggerlee myth.
(d) They are biographies for Sly Stone.

2. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," Marcus claims that Phillips was looking for music to do what?
(a) Anger people.
(b) Start a revolution.
(c) Confuse things.
(d) Affirm traditional roles.

4. The song "We Can Talk About It Now" creates what kind of image?
(a) The country at its best.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) The country at its worst.
(d) Homecoming.

5. Marcus believes that "There's a Riot Goin' On" is an example of what?
(a) Temptation.
(b) A folk tale.
(c) Mythical.
(d) Rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?

2. In "The Band," what does Marcus point to as the reason that The Band had the influences of many different bands and yet had an original sound?

3. What political group does Marcus compare to Sly Stone's music in "Sly Stone"?

4. What magazine had an article "measuring Richard Manuel for a straight-jacket" (62)?

5. Who did Marcus speak with while in Woodstock to interview Robbie Robertson?

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