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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections The Righteous Land through The Weight).

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) A digression.
(b) An appendix.
(c) A footnote.
(d) An autobiography.

2. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.
(b) Speak for them.
(c) Take away fear and pain.
(d) Create a community.

3. What was the original name of the Band in the early sixties?
(a) The Bush Beaters.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Hawks.
(d) Robbie and the Rockers.

4. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Sam Phillips.

5. In the section "Even Stranger Blues," to what does Marcus compare Robbie's guitar sound?
(a) Chuck Berry's performance at the Grand.
(b) A car screeching to a halt.
(c) Jim Brown's performance in The Dirty Dozen.
(d) Cats on the fence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?

3. What is the name of The Band's second album?

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

5. What image does The Band use that shows both division and unity?

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