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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?
(a) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(b) "Up on Cripple Creek."
(c) "Mixed-Up Confusion."
(d) "Howling Tomcat."

2. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.
(b) Speak for them.
(c) Create a community.
(d) Take away fear and pain.

3. According to the Prologue, why are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson included in Mystery Train?
(a) They are rock 'n' roll legends.
(b) They preceded rock 'n' roll.
(c) They taught the rock 'n' roll legends.
(d) They were against rock 'n' roll.

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

5. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?
(a) To be the best and not hurt others.
(b) To get rich quick.
(c) To free oneself from constraints and learn the value of those limits.
(d) To be an artist and not lose oneself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

2. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?

3. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?

4. Who wrote: "You run without moving from a terror in which you cannot believe"?

5. Four of the members from The Band are from where?

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