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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?
(a) Robbie Robertson.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) The devil.
(d) The worried man.

2. Who wrote the song entitled "Layla"?
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) Eric Clapton.

3. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) The end of the world as we know it.
(b) A man who wants power over other souls.
(c) A woman the speaker misses.
(d) A man seeking salvation.

4. Who wrote: "You run without moving from a terror in which you cannot believe"?
(a) Greil Marcus.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) William Faulkner.

5. Who said "I played rock and roll before I ever heard of Elvis Presley. I saw him in Memphis before he ever made a record"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "old American idea" that the worried man is stuck in according to Marcus?

2. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

3. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

4. What betrayal does the song "Tears of Rage" convey?

5. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?

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