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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Band," what problem does Marcus reveal about The Band's sense of community?
(a) They lose themselves in each other.
(b) They struggle to live in it.
(c) They had a false sense of community.
(d) They are isolationists.

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

3. 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.

4. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Harmonica Frank.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Huck Finn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marcus, what problem does the storyteller of Stage Fright face?

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

3. According to the critics Marcus references in "The Band," who was Robbie Robertson's "foil"?

4. Who did Marcus speak with while in Woodstock to interview Robbie Robertson?

5. What is Sam Phillips' profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Band," what is significant about a group according to Marcus in "Crossing the Border"?

2. Who are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson? Why are they included in the book?

3. In the section entitled "The Weight" in "The Band," what does Dominique Robertson have to say about living in Woodstock? What does this say about community?

4. Describe the example of an artist that Greil Marcus uses in the prologue. Who is an artist and why? Why are the other people in the example not artists?

5. Describe Harmonica Frank. What did he do? What did he look like? What made him unique?

6. In "The Band," why do the other members of the Band become known as Robbie Robertson's foil?

7. In the prologue, what four artists does Marcus say he will write about and why these performers?

8. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," how are Robert Johnson's songs relevant even today? What artist's keep his spirit and music alive?

9. In "The Band," what happens when the Band plays in San Francisco after releasing their first two albums?

10. What is the relationship between the rock 'n' roll artist and audience according to Greil Marcus in the prologue?

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