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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Fanfare through The Rockabilly Moment).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about rock 'n' roll and democracy?
(a) Each asks people to be something better than they are.
(b) They demand work and play.
(c) Neither works in a specific way.
(d) They are both individual and a community.

2. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?
(a) Country music was the most popular music.
(b) Young Americans felt like exiles in America.
(c) Young Americans thought rock 'n' roll was on its way out.
(d) The politics were quieting down because of the loss of great political leaders.

3. From what song does Marcus quote to introduce the chapter "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) "Me and the Devil Blues."
(b) "Rip It Up."
(c) "Love in Vain."
(d) "All Shook Up."

4. What type of music did Robert Johnson sing?
(a) Blues.
(b) Rock 'n' roll.
(c) Gospel.
(d) Country.

5. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?
(a) Greil Marcus.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Carl Perkins.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?

2. What author does Marcus quote in the beginning of "Robert Johnson -1938" to illustrate the promise of American life?

3. In the introduction to "Elvis," Marcus claims that Elvis epitomizes what?

4. How many songs did Johnson record before he died?

5. What group did Cleaver and Seale found?

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