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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. Where does the line "They're animals anyway . . . let them lose their souls" come from?
(a) The Godfather.
(b) Cleopatra Jones.
(c) Hit Man.
(d) Trouble Man.

2. What car did Elvis both buy and sing about?
(a) A red Ferrari.
(b) A pink Cadillac.
(c) A blue truck.
(d) A white limousine.

3. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what is pop culture by definition?
(a) Angry.
(b) Determined.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Rebellious.

4. According to Marcus in "Elvis," why does Elvis NOT owe blacks anything?
(a) The music was a throwaway.
(b) They gave the style away freely.
(c) He made the music his own.
(d) They did not copyright the style.

5. What does Sly shout back at the band in "Africa Talks to You 'the Asphalt Jungle'"?
(a) "Stop."
(b) "I'm a dying."
(c) "Timber."
(d) "Help."

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of audience does Marcus believe Randy Newman attracts?

2. What did RCA first present Elvis as?

3. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what two words make the song "Poet" poetry?

4. According to Marcus, what did Staggerlee represent to the black community?

5. What church did Elvis attend as a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Marcus in "Elvis," in what ways can Elvis be considered a myth?

2. What is the basic plot for the Myth of Staggerlee?

3. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what are Elvis Presley's roots?

4. In the section "Sly vs. Superfly," what problems emerge from the black movies being made in the early seventies? How is real life different from the movies?

5. According to Marcus in the section "Sly Versus Superfly," why does Riot matter?

6. Describe Randy Newman's style; what does he sound like? What influences are in the music?

7. Why does Marcus compare the Fresh album by Sly to "Nietzsche's belief that he who gazes into the abyss will find the abyss looking back; that he who looks too long at monsters may well become one" (90)?

8. In "Elvis," Marcus compares Elvis Presley to Abraham Lincoln, why?

9. In "Sly Stone," how are the first two albums produced by Sly and the Family Stone similar and different?

10. In "Elvis," what is Elvis' "Rockabilly Moment" (141)?

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