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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said "This is the mystery of democracy . . . that its richest fruits spring up out of souls which no man has prepared and in circumstances where they are least expected"?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Greil Marcus.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?
(a) America has possibilities no one has seen yet.
(b) You cannot win when everything is against you.
(c) America is a disappointment.
(d) Beauty can come from terror.

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?
(a) "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care."
(b) "Rip It Up."
(c) "Hound Dog."
(d) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."

4. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?
(a) Little Richard.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Elvis Presley.

5. Who says "Instead of throwing a knapsack over your back and getting out on the highway, to learn about life, we were able to do it together. We were protected by one another"?
(a) Robert Manuel.
(b) Bobby Bland.
(c) Greil Marcus.
(d) Robbie Robertson.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what two words make the song "Poet" poetry?

2. What album does Marcus say belongs to Richard Manuel in "The Band?

3. What type of Staggerlee does Sly create in Riot?

4. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," Marcus claims that Phillips was looking for music to do what?

5. What did some bullies call Elvis before he was a star and had grown side burns?

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