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

2. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Bo Diddley.
(d) Ronnie Hawkins.

3. In "Robert Johnson - 1938," why do some of Robert Johnson's contemporaries say that Johnson sold his soul to the devil?
(a) He practiced voodoo.
(b) He bragged about it in his songs.
(c) He learned to play the blues quickly.
(d) He began speaking in tongues.

4. According to the Prologue, why are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson included in Mystery Train?
(a) They preceded rock 'n' roll.
(b) They are rock 'n' roll legends.
(c) They were against rock 'n' roll.
(d) They taught the rock 'n' roll legends.

5. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?
(a) Boring them.
(b) Making people feel better.
(c) Making people think.
(d) Changing their lives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marcus feel when Elvis was drafted?

2. What is American culture built on according to Marcus?

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

4. What is ironic about rock 'n' roll and democracy?

5. 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?

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