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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Robert Johnson - 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?
(a) An autobiography.
(b) A footnote.
(c) An appendix.
(d) A digression.

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

3. What book is being discussed on the television show sketch used in the Prologue?
(a) Rich Man, Poor Man.
(b) The Notebook.
(c) Of Mice and Men.
(d) Love Story.

4. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Norman Mailer.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) Erich Segal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?

2. From what song does Marcus quote to introduce the chapter "Robert Johnson -1938"?

3. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?

4. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?

5. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?

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