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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What betrayal does the song "Tears of Rage" convey?
(a) A man betrayed by his best friend.
(b) A husband betrayed by his wife.
(c) America betrayed by those who refuse it.
(d) Americans betrayed by the promise for success.

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Harmonica Frank.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

4. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hope.
(c) Anger.
(d) Desolation.

5. According to Marcus, what problem does the storyteller of Stage Fright face?
(a) He resents his success.
(b) No one helps him when he reaches out.
(c) He cannot find home.
(d) He has lost his love.

6. What song of Elvis Presley's is mentioned as having the "young hold on freedom" and a "touch of fear" reminiscent to Robert Johnson's?
(a) "God's Song."
(b) "Peace in the Valley."
(c) "Blue Suede Shoes."
(d) "Hound Dog."

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

8. What does Marcus say failure mean to Americans in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Loss.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Despair.
(d) Betrayal.

9. According to Marcus in "The Band," what is the storyteller in the second album?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Settler.
(d) Jokester.

10. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?
(a) A group of people who have been together for a long time.
(b) A singer, a drummer, and at least one guitarist.
(c) Individuals playing music together.
(d) Individuals working together to achieve something they cannot on their own.

11. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?
(a) The knight.
(b) Bob.
(c) Big Pink.
(d) The worried man.

12. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," what do both Ahab and Huck have in common?
(a) They go on adventures for the sake of adventure.
(b) They try to escape restraints and authority.
(c) They are after a dream that is not real.
(d) They have aunts who try to civilize them.

13. What is the last number on The Band album?
(a) "Crossing the Great Divide."
(b) "Whispering Pines."
(c) "King Harvest."
(d) "Dixie."

14. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Satanists.
(b) Puritans.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Voodoo.

15. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?
(a) Little Richard.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Elvis Presley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Band," what is Marcus' "sentimental favorite" American motto?

2. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?

3. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

4. What is the name of The Band's third album?

5. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?

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