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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote "Hound Dog"?
2. What did some bullies call Elvis before he was a star and had grown side burns?
3. Curtis Mayfield's songs in Superfly were meant to be what according to Marcus?
4. What Randy Newman song does Marcus claim suggests that the we are being laughed at and life is a joke?
5. Who said "if I couldn't perform I'd give up . . . It's not a question of the money side of it. . . not having that ninety minutes up there anymore. Phew. I don't like to think about it"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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)?
2. In "Randy Newman," does Randy Newman care if he is popular or not?
3. In "Elvis," Marcus compares Elvis Presley to Abraham Lincoln, why?
4. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what racial issues exist with Elvis' music?
5. In "Sly Stone," how are the first two albums produced by Sly and the Family Stone similar and different?
6. Why was "Short People" so controversial? What did this mean for Newman?
7. According to Marcus in the section "Sly Versus Superfly," why does Riot matter?
8. What does Marcus mean when he wrote: "Instead of breaking the bartender's glass Stack found himself aiming at the mirror behind the bar, and thus discovered that the target was himself" (78)?
9. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," how does the music produced by Sly and the Family Stone resemble freedom?
10. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," how did Newton and Cleaver use the myth of Staggerlee?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marcus stakes a claim that Elvis Presley is one of a kind and could not be easily replaced. What is unique about Elvis Presley? How does he succeed where other failed? Why is Elvis able to stay at the top when other more seasoned artists fall off the charts and out of mind after getting their break?
Essay Topic 2
Harmonica Frank once compared himself to Elvis Presley and claimed to be the actual originator of rock 'n' roll. However, Elvis popularized the style which is why he often gets the credit. In an essay compare and contrast the lives, styles, and careers of Harmonica Frank and Elvis Presley.
Essay Topic 3
The archetypal theme, desire for freedom, is more than apparent in Harmonica Frank's style and life. Write an essay analyzing how this is an archetypal theme and how Harmonica Frank represents it in his music and life.
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