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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcus think the performers discussed in the Prologue have in common?
(a) Everyone toured together.
(b) They see themselves as symbolic Americans.
(c) Each based his songs on personal experience.
(d) They all were ex-patriots.

2. What author does Marcus quote in the beginning of "Robert Johnson -1938" to illustrate the promise of American life?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Norman Mailer.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) Robert Johnson.

3. According to Marcus, what did Staggerlee represent to the black community?
(a) Hope.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Death.
(d) Corruption.

4. 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?
(a) They studied under many different bands.
(b) They were inheritors of rock 'n' roll.
(c) They stole from the best and pieced it together.
(d) They were musical geniuses.

5. Where are dreams imprisoned according to Marcus in "Sly Stone"?
(a) The mind.
(b) The music.
(c) Politics.
(d) They cannot be imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. The song "We Can Talk About It Now" creates what kind of image?

2. Who said "I played rock and roll before I ever heard of Elvis Presley. I saw him in Memphis before he ever made a record"?

3. What battle does Marcus believe the artists in his book engage in?

4. What church did Elvis attend as a boy?

5. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?

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